C.B. Macpherson : dilemmas of liberalism and socialism / William Leiss.

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Leiss, William, 1939-

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9780773575356
0773575359
1282865897
9781282865891
9786612865893
661286589X

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: C.B. Macpherson.DDC classification:

320.51

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JC253.M35 L44 2009eb

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Contents:

1. Scope of the Work -- 2. Formation (1930-1955) -- 3. Maturity (1955-1985) -- 4. Canada as a Quasi-Market Society -- 5. Epilogue: An Appreciation.

Summary: Annotation Crawford Brough Macpherson, an extremely influential writer and teacher and Canada's pre-eminent political theorist, won an international reputation for his controversial interpretation of liberalism. In the first book to examine the entire range of Macpherson's writings, William Leiss seeks to place that interpretation of liberalism within the overall framework of Macpherson's intellectual development. Focusing on two key themes - property and the state - Leiss tracks Macpherson's analysis of the contradictions of liberal-democracy through all of his writings, beginning with his 1935 M.A. thesis supervised by Harold Laski at LSE. His concluding chapter critically examines the core of Macpherson's political philosophy - the distinction between extractive and developmental powers - against the background of social change in the democracies of the West in the period since the end of the Second World War. A new preface by the author reviews books and articles on Macpherson published in the period since this book first appeared in 1988.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Scope of the Work -- 2. Formation (1930-1955) -- 3. Maturity (1955-1985) -- 4. Canada as a Quasi-Market Society -- 5. Epilogue: An Appreciation.

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Annotation Crawford Brough Macpherson, an extremely influential writer and teacher and Canada's pre-eminent political theorist, won an international reputation for his controversial interpretation of liberalism. In the first book to examine the entire range of Macpherson's writings, William Leiss seeks to place that interpretation of liberalism within the overall framework of Macpherson's intellectual development. Focusing on two key themes - property and the state - Leiss tracks Macpherson's analysis of the contradictions of liberal-democracy through all of his writings, beginning with his 1935 M.A. thesis supervised by Harold Laski at LSE. His concluding chapter critically examines the core of Macpherson's political philosophy - the distinction between extractive and developmental powers - against the background of social change in the democracies of the West in the period since the end of the Second World War. A new preface by the author reviews books and articles on Macpherson published in the period since this book first appeared in 1988.

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