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Freedom is power : liberty through political representation

Hamilton, Lawrence, 1972-

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\"Using the history of political thought and real world political contexts, including South Africa and the recent global financial crisis, this book argues that power is integral to freedom. It demonstrates how freedom depends upon power, and contends that liberty for all citizens is best maintained if conceived as power through political representation. Against those who depoliticize freedom through a romantic conception of 'the people' and faith in supposedly independent judicial and political institutions, Lawrence Hamilton argues that real modern freedom can only be achieved through representative and participative mechanisms that limit domination and empower classes and groups who become disempowered in the conflicts that inevitably pervade politics. This is a sophisticated contribution to contemporary political theory that will be of interest to scholars and students of history, politics, philosophy, economics, sociology, development studies and southern African studies\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Subject: Representative government and representation Philosophy. / Political participation Philosophy. / Liberty. / Power (Social sciences). / POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory.
• ISBN: 9781107062962, 1107062969

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
JF1051.H358 2014	1	BOOK	GENERAL