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Issues in Political Theory is a unique textbook that encourages students to apply the concepts they encounter to real-world politics. Featuring lucid and elegant contributions by leading thinkers (who are not generally known for textbook writing), this book allows students to interact with the subje... More

Tolerance is widely regarded as a virtue - of both individuals and groups - that modern democratic and multicultural societies cannot do without. The historical emergence and growth of religious toleration is often seen as an important precondition for the development of political and legal institut... More

What should be demanded -- in the name of the protection of liberty, equality, and stability -- of citizens? Since the seventeenth century, liberal thought has been interested in the rights of individuals and their capacity to engage as free equals in the political activity of their community. This ... More

Contemporary liberal political justification is often accused of preaching to the converted: liberal principles are acceptable only to people already committed to liberal values. Catriona McKinnon addresses this important criticism by arguing that self-respect and its social conditions should be pla... More

Why should we be tolerant? What does it mean to "live and let live"? What ought to be tolerated and what not? "Toleration: A Critical Introduction" is a comprehensive and accessible philosophical introduction to toleration. The first part of the book clearly and coherently introduces and assesses th... More

Human beings live together in societies which, by their very nature, give rise to institutions governing the behavior and freedom of individuals. This raises important questions about how these institutions ought to function, and the extent to which actual systems of government succeed or fail in me... More

The idea of toleration as the appropriate response to difference has been central to liberal thought since Locke. This collection recognizes that a new academic consensus is slowly emerging on a view of tolerance that is reasonable in two senses. Firstly of reflecting the capacity of seeing the othe... More

Rather than presenting a conventional chronology of Russian literature, Russian Literature: A Very Short Introduction explores the place and importance in Russian culture of all types of literature. How and when did a Russian national literature come into being? What shaped its creation? How have th... More