Redeeming American Political Thought

by Judith N. Shklar

Book Overview

Noted political philosopher Judith Shklar declined to write a book about American political thought because, she once claimed, "the subject is too hard." She finally took on this formidable task late in her career, but her untimely death left most of the work unpublished. Now Redeeming American Political Thought makes these essays, some published here for the first time, available to readers.

In these thirteen essays, Shklar explores...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226753484
• ISBN13: 9780226753485
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Don't let the title fool you

This book puts together a perspective of American history from a philosophical and historical framework that is groundbreaking. One of the wierd things I liked about this book is found in the 8th Chapter of the precisions that she gives in understanding American history using the ideas embodied in the 'Two Concept of Liberty' found in Isaiah Berlin's work in the classic 'Four Essays of Liberty.' After reading this book and see how she sharply employs the fine element of criticism when referring to DeTocqueville on his view of Democracy and Thomas Jefferson you will see things and even the world differently. This is a book that has been decades overdue.