Freedom Is Power

Liberty through Political Representation

By:

Lawrence Hamilton

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Hardback

Series:

Contemporary Political Theory

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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 de-politicise 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.

Author Biography:

Lawrence Hamilton is Professor of Political Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand, and an Affiliated Lecturer in Political Theory in the Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Cambridge. He is the author of The Political Philosophy of Needs (Cambridge, 2003).

Release date Australia

July 31st, 2014

Author

Lawrence Hamilton

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Pages

244

Series

Contemporary Political Theory

Dimensions

150x229x20

ISBN-13

9781107062962

Product ID

21882464

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