The History of Political Thought in National Context

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511521317

In this 2001 volume a distinguished international team of contributors characterises the nature of, and developments in, the history of political thought in their respective countries. The essays scrutinise not only the different academic histories and methodological traditions on which the study of the history of political thought has drawn, but also its relationship to cultural and political debates within nations. This collection represents a major contribution to the history of ideas, in which political thought has always been central, whilst reflecting the disciplinary tensions - and national differences - of what remains a 'borderline' subject, located at the intersection of history, politics and philosophy. The different national characteristics taken on by political discourse, and the complex relationship these characteristics have to the aspirations of the discipline itself, are considered in these wide-ranging essays, which cover the history of political thought in the UK, the USA, France, Germany, Italy, Central and Eastern Europe.

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Frontmatter
pp i-vi
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Contents
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List of contributors
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Preface
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1 - Introduction The history of political thought and the national discourses of politics
pp 1-9
- By Dario Castiglione, Iain Hampsher-Monk
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2 - The voice of the ‘Greeks’ in the conversation of mankind
pp 10-39
- By Janet Coleman
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3 - History of political theory in the Federal Republic of Germany: strange death and slow recovery
pp 40-57
- By Wolfgang J. Mommsen
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4 - A German version of the ‘linguistic turn’: Reinhart Koselleck and the history of political and social concepts (Begriffsgeschichte)
pp 58-79
- By Melvin Richter
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5 - One hundred years of the history of political thought in Italy
pp 80-106
- By Angelo D'Orsi
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6 - Discordant voices: American histories of political thought
pp 107-133
- By Terence Ball
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7 - The professoriate of political thought in England since 1914: a tale of three chairs
pp 134-158
- By Robert Wokler
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8 - The history of political thought and the political history of thought
pp 159-174
- By Iain Hampsher-Monk
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9 - The rise of, challenge to and prospects for a Collingwoodian approach to the history of political thought
pp 175-188
- By Quentin Skinner
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10 - Towards a philosophical history of the political
pp 189-203
- By Pierre Rosanvallon
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11 - ‘Le retour des émigrés’? The study of the history of political ideas in contemporary France
pp 204-227
- By Jeremy Jennings
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12 - National political cultures and regime changes in Eastern and Central Europe
pp 228-246
- By Victor Neumann
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13 - The limits of the national paradigm in the study of political thought: the case of Karl Popper and Central European cosmopolitanism
pp 247-279
- By Malachi Hacohen
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14 - Postscript. Disciplines, canons and publics: the history of ‘the history of political thought’ in comparative perspective
pp 280-302
- By Stefan Collini
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Index
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IDEAS IN CONTEXT
pp 314-316
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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

List of contributors
pp ix-xii

Preface
pp xiii-xiv

1 - Introduction The history of political thought and the national discourses of politics
pp 1-9

2 - The voice of the ‘Greeks’ in the conversation of mankind
pp 10-39

3 - History of political theory in the Federal Republic of Germany: strange death and slow recovery
pp 40-57

4 - A German version of the ‘linguistic turn’: Reinhart Koselleck and the history of political and social concepts (Begriffsgeschichte)
pp 58-79

5 - One hundred years of the history of political thought in Italy
pp 80-106

6 - Discordant voices: American histories of political thought
pp 107-133

7 - The professoriate of political thought in England since 1914: a tale of three chairs
pp 134-158

8 - The history of political thought and the political history of thought
pp 159-174

9 - The rise of, challenge to and prospects for a Collingwoodian approach to the history of political thought
pp 175-188

10 - Towards a philosophical history of the political
pp 189-203

11 - ‘Le retour des émigrés’? The study of the history of political ideas in contemporary France
pp 204-227

12 - National political cultures and regime changes in Eastern and Central Europe
pp 228-246

13 - The limits of the national paradigm in the study of political thought: the case of Karl Popper and Central European cosmopolitanism
pp 247-279

14 - Postscript. Disciplines, canons and publics: the history of ‘the history of political thought’ in comparative perspective
pp 280-302

Index
pp 303-313

IDEAS IN CONTEXT
pp 314-316

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