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Political Innovation and Conceptual Change

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This book sets out to defend the claim that politics is a linguistically constituted activity, and to show that the concepts that inform political beliefs and behavior have historically mutable meanings that have undergone changes related to real political events. The contributors go on to analyze the evolution of no less than thirteen particular concepts, all central to political discourse in the western world. They include revolution, rights, democracy, property, corruption, and citizenship.

Language: English

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Release: April 28, 1989

ISBN: 0521359783

ISBN 13: 9780521359788

Political Innovation and Conceptual Change

4.1/5 ( ratings)

This book sets out to defend the claim that politics is a linguistically constituted activity, and to show that the concepts that inform political beliefs and behavior have historically mutable meanings that have undergone changes related to real political events. The contributors go on to analyze the evolution of no less than thirteen particular concepts, all central to political discourse in the western world. They include revolution, rights, democracy, property, corruption, and citizenship.

Language: English

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Release: April 28, 1989

ISBN: 0521359783

ISBN 13: 9780521359788

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