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The Foundations of Sovereignty (Works of Harold J. Laski)

And Other Essays

By: Harold J. Laski

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The Foundations of Sovereignty (Works of Harold J. Laski)

And Other Essays

By: Harold J. Laski

This influential study, originally published in 1921, develops aspects of Laski's theory of the state, ideas he introduced in his first important publication, Authority in the Modern State (1919). According to Laski, the state is not a supreme entity; it is one association among many that must compete for the people's loyalty and obedience.

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1138821845

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The State in Theory and Practice

By: Harold Joseph Laski

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The State in Theory and Practice

By: Harold Joseph Laski

This timeless classic by Harold J. Laski explains the nature of the modern state by examining its characteristics, as revealed by its history. The State in Theory and Practice is a work that grows in significance, rather than dwindles over time. This is because, as Sidney A. Pearson, Jr. points out, Laski helped develop and expound the foundational arguments of the political left. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, even on the hard left, few people thought of Marxism, at least in its classical formulation by Laski in the 1930s, as a political alternative. Much of the interest in Laski seeks to separate the early Laski of pluralist parliamentary arguments from the later Laski of Marxism. Laski's appeal rests on subtle aspects of his science of politics that require a detailed examination before their full significance can be understood. The state is a work that operates at several layers of assumptions and implications. The significance of Laski starts with the observation that among many intellectuals on the left, the political critique of liberal democracy remains as influential after the collapse of the Soviet Union as it was when Laski wrote. The leftist critique of classical liberalism is one of the touchstones of modern political thought and Laski remains part of that tradition. Laski is one of the links between what might be called the "old left" of the pre-World War II era and the "new left" of the 1960's and later. Harold J. Laski (1893-1950) was an esteemed British political scientist, economist, author, and lecturer. He taught at McGill University and Harvard. From 1926 until his death he was professor of political science at the London School of Economics and Political Science. His works include Karl Marx, Democracy in Crisis, The American Presidency, and The Rise of European Liberalism. Sidney A. Pearson, Jr. is visiting professor of political science at Virginia Tech and professor emeritus of political science at Radford University. He is the series editor of Transaction's Library of Liberal Thought. He has written many new introductions for books including Presidential Leadership, Party Government, and The New Democracy.

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1412808316

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Studies in Law and Politics

By: Harold Joseph Laski

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Studies in Law and Politics

By: Harold Joseph Laski

The essays that comprise Studies in Law and Politics are by and large academic. But Laski had a purpose in addition to the purely scholarly: he was eagerly pursuing possibilities for social and political change. Laski sought tirelessly for opportunities to act on those possibilities and, as is the case throughout his work, his academic and political purposes have no clear boundary between them. Studies in Law of Politics was published at a crucial juncture in Laski's ideological metamorphosis. During this period he had become increasingly worried that socialists might not be able to achieve the growth of working-class power. Although the essays contained in the volume cover a wide range of topics, and a wide span of time since the mid-1920s, he brought them into unity by a common approach. Though he does not make his unifying premise immediately evident to his readers, he clearly meant to chart the growth of power of those who had previously been without influence. His goal also was to identify the problems facing growth in a highly modernized society. Studies in Law and Politics reveals Laski's growing realization that the road to socialism might be more difficult than what he had believed when he wrote his pluralist works. The book reflects the mind of a thinker who was not content to write exclusively as an academic or a political activist. His view was that, while progressive reforms have been achieved in the past, they are not easily accomplished, and obstacles to further reforms should not be underestimated. This sober work offers much insight into Laski's intellectual development, as well as the times about which he wrote.

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1412835372

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9781412835374

The Rise of European Liberalism

By: Harold Joseph Laski

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The Rise of European Liberalism

By: Harold Joseph Laski

Beginning with the new worlds of the Renaissance and the Reformation, this book traces the growth of liberal doctrine through the advent of the French Revolution. It shows the relationship of liberalism to the emerging economic system of capitalism, and the impact of this relationship upon science, philosophy, and literature. Laski explains how the same causes which produced the socially active aspect of liberalism also inspired the growth of socialism. The contributions of men like Machiavelli, Locke, and Voltaire, the influence of the voyages of discovery, and the effect of the Puritan Rebellion are among the special topics discussed. The Rise of European Liberalism is a historical survey of the development of liberal thought, from its earliest whispers in early Protestantism to its significance in the "Red Decade" of the 1930s. Laski argues that liberalism as a philosophy came into existence with the rise of capitalism and thus functions primarily as an ideological defense of private property in a business civilization. Hence, liberalism's progressive side is doomed to defeat because, throughout its history, the bourgeois nature of the ideology has always prevailed. In the new introduction, John Stanley traces the history and influences of Laski's thought and provides a detailed analysis of Laski's work. The essay provides a coherent study in itself of why Laski is better remembered than widely read. The Rise of European Liberalism is a classic text that deserves rediscovery for historians, philosophers, sociologists, and political scientists of the present day.

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1412838762

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The Dilemma of Our Times (Works of Harold J. Laski)

An Historical Essay

By: Harold J. Laski

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The Dilemma of Our Times (Works of Harold J. Laski)

An Historical Essay

By: Harold J. Laski

This book, originally published in 1952, unfinished and perhaps imperfect, is the last book of one of the most acute political thinkers of the twentieth century. Laski’s earlier optimism about a swing to the Left was beginning to be reversed, and in this volume he saw the defects of his previous optimistic surveys, which, in his opinion, still had value, but needed to be brought up-to-date and consquently he began to write an additional chapter which was never completed. It remains a valuable last word of an author who for thirty years was respected and listened to on the topic of civilisation’s survial through change.

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1317586344

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The Strategy of Freedom (Works of Harold J. Laski)

An Open Letter to Students, especially American

By: Harold J. Laski

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The Strategy of Freedom (Works of Harold J. Laski)

An Open Letter to Students, especially American

By: Harold J. Laski

In this tract, Laski discusses the British case for the destruction of Hitler from the angle of the university student, especially from America, who had doubts about the complexities of the situation. He illustrates why all parties in Britain felt that future freedom of intelligence depended on victory.

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1317586530

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The State in Theory and Practice

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The Foundations of Sovereignty and Other Essays

By: Harold Joseph Laski

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By: Harold Joseph Laski

Laski's Theory of the State This influential study develops aspects of Laski's theory of the state, ideas he introduced in his first important publication, Authority in the Modern State (1919). According to Laski, the state is not a supreme entity; it is one association among many that must compete for the people's loyalty and obedience. Harold J. Laski [1893-1950] was a teacher, political scientist, and leader of the Labour Party. His ideas influenced the work of Felix Frankfurter and Oliver Wendell Holmes, who were two of his closest friends. His work also influenced Jawaharlal Nehru who would go on to become India's first prime minister. xi, [iii], 317 pp.

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The Rise of European Liberalism

By: Harold Joseph Laski

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Studies in Law and Politics

By: Harold Joseph Laski

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The State in Theory and Practice

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The Danger of Being a Gentleman (Works of Harold J. Laski)

And Other Essays

By: Harold J. Laski

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The Danger of Being a Gentleman (Works of Harold J. Laski)

And Other Essays

By: Harold J. Laski

An excellent and entertaining essayist, Laski’s volume deals with the issues of politics and law in Europe and American during the 1920s and 30s. It is unified by the concpetion of democracy as a society of equals sharing in a common good.

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Book's by Harold Joseph Laski

The Foundations of Sovereignty (Works of Harold J. Laski)

The Foundations of Sovereignty (Works of Harold J. Laski)

The State in Theory and Practice

The State in Theory and Practice

Studies in Law and Politics

Studies in Law and Politics

The Rise of European Liberalism

The Rise of European Liberalism

The Dilemma of Our Times (Works of Harold J. Laski)

The Dilemma of Our Times (Works of Harold J. Laski)

The Strategy of Freedom (Works of Harold J. Laski)

The Strategy of Freedom (Works of Harold J. Laski)

The State in Theory and Practice

The State in Theory and Practice

The Foundations of Sovereignty and Other Essays

The Foundations of Sovereignty and Other Essays

The Rise of European Liberalism

The Rise of European Liberalism

Studies in Law and Politics

Studies in Law and Politics

The State in Theory and Practice

The State in Theory and Practice

The Danger of Being a Gentleman (Works of Harold J. Laski)

The Danger of Being a Gentleman (Works of Harold J. Laski)

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