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  • Political Thought in England from Locke to Bentham

    by Harold J. Laski ...
    "Political Thought in England from Locke to Bentham" by Harold J. Laski is a profound exploration of the evolution of political philosophy in England, tracing the intellectual lineage from John Locke's foundational ideas of liberalism to Jeremy Bentham's utilitarianism. Laski meticulously examines how these thinkers shaped the political landscape, emphasizing the significance of individual rights, ... Read more

    $1.31 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Reflections on the Revolution of Our Time

    by Harold Laski ...
    Harold J. Laski saw World War Two as a period of revolutionary change as profound as any in the modern history of the human race. In his view, the period's inner nature was as significant in its essentials as those which saw the fall of the Roman Empire; the birth in the Reformation of capitalist society; or, as in 1789, the final chapter in the dramatic rise of the middle class to power. All of ... Read more

    Was $97.55 CAD Now $86.56 CAD

  • The State in Theory and Practice

    by Harold Laski ...
    This timeless classic by Harold J. Laski explains the nature of the modern state by examining its characteristics, as revealed by its history. The State in Theory and Practice is a work that grows in significance, rather than dwindles over time. This is because, as Sidney A. Pearson, Jr. points out, Laski helped develop and expound the foundational arguments of the political left.After the ... Read more

    Was $97.55 CAD Now $86.56 CAD

  • The State of Scholarly Publishing

    Challenges and Opportunities

    by Harold Laski, Albert N. Greco ...
    For decades, university presses and other scholarly and professional publishers in the United States played a pivotal role in the transmission of scholarly knowledge. Their books and journals became the "gold standard" in many academic fields for tenure, promotion, and merit pay. Their basic business model was successful, since this diverse collection of presses had a unique value proposition. ... Read more

    $67.32 CAD

  • Studies in Law and Politics

    by Harold Laski ...
    The essays that comprise Studies in Law and Politics are by and large academic. But Laski had a purpose in addition to the purely scholarly: he was eagerly pursuing possibilities for social and political change. Laski sought tirelessly for opportunities to act on those possibilities and, as is the case throughout his work, his academic and political purposes have no clear boundary between them ... Read more

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  • The Strategy of Freedom (Works of Harold J. Laski)

    An Open Letter to Students, especially American

    by Harold J. Laski ...
    Series series The Works of Harold J. Laski
    In this tract, Laski discusses the British case for the destruction of Hitler from the angle of the university student, especially from America, who had doubts about the complexities of the situation. He illustrates why all parties in Britain felt that future freedom of intelligence depended on victory. ... Read more

    $71.44 CAD

  • Political Thought in England from Locke to Bentham

    Enriched edition. Tracing the Evolution of Liberal Thought in England's Enlightenment Era

    by Harold J. Laski, Zoe Parsons ...
    In "Political Thought in England from Locke to Bentham," Harold J. Laski embarks on a profound exploration of the evolution of political philosophy in England from the Enlightenment to the early 19th century. Laski's incisive analysis weaves together the ideas of seminal thinkers such as John Locke, Thomas Hobbes, and Jeremy Bentham, examining their contributions within the broader historical and ... Read more

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  • The American Democracy (Works of Harold J. Laski)

    A Commentary and an Interpretation

    by Harold J. Laski ...
    Series series The Works of Harold J. Laski
    This is Laski’s most important book after A Grammar of Politics. It discusses, on a grand scale, every aspect of American public life. Laski surveys American traditions and the American spirit, political institutions, the entire educational, religious, economic and social scene, America as a world power, and Americanism as a principle of civilisation. Laski’s unsurpassed knowledge of American ... Read more

    $39.84 CAD

  • The Dilemma of Our Times (Works of Harold J. Laski)

    An Historical Essay

    by Harold J. Laski ...
    Series series The Works of Harold J. Laski
    This book, originally published in 1952, unfinished and perhaps imperfect, is the last book of one of the most acute political thinkers of the twentieth century. Laski’s earlier optimism about a swing to the Left was beginning to be reversed, and in this volume he saw the defects of his previous optimistic surveys, which, in his opinion, still had value, but needed to be brought up-to-date and ... Read more

    $83.81 CAD

  • The American Presidency

    An Interpretation

    by Harold J. Laski ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    First Published in 1940, The American Presidency is the first full length study of the presidency in action in America to be written by an Englishman. It explains the working of the complicated system over which the President presides and particularly the vexed question of the dual control of foreign relations in the United States. Professor Laski offers a new theory of the place of the presidency ... Read more

    $63.20 CAD

  • The Rise of European Liberalism

    by Harold J. Laski ...
    Beginning with the new worlds of the Renaissance and the Reformation, this book traces the growth of liberal doctrine through the advent of the French Revolution. It shows the relationship of liberalism to the emerging economic system of capitalism, and the impact of this relationship upon science, philosophy, and literature. Laski explains how the same causes which produced the socially active ... Read more

    Was $94.99 CAD Now $85.19 CAD

  • Studies in the Problem of Sovereignty (Works of Harold J. Laski)

    by Harold J. Laski ...
    Series series The Works of Harold J. Laski
    An influential study of political power, originally published in 1917. Laski's theoretical ideas are elaborated through examples drawn from political and religious movements, such as the Catholic Revival and the creation of the German Empire. He concludes that the state is not a supreme entity; it is one association among many that must compete for the people's loyalty and obedience. ... Read more

    $83.81 CAD