The Palgrave Macmillan Dictionary of Political Thought

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. Abdication

   • Roger Scruton

   Pages 1-50

3. Ba’ath

   • Roger Scruton

   Pages 51-71

4. Cabal

   • Roger Scruton

   Pages 72-161

5. Dante Alighieri

   • Roger Scruton

   Pages 162-195

6. Eastern question

   • Roger Scruton

   Pages 196-237

7. Fabianism

   • Roger Scruton

   Pages 238-266

8. G8

   • Roger Scruton

   Pages 267-285

9. Habeas corpus

   • Roger Scruton

   Pages 286-312

10. Ibn Khaldūn

    • Roger Scruton

    Pages 313-350

11. Jacobinism

    • Roger Scruton

    Pages 351-363

12. Kaldor

    • Roger Scruton

    Pages 364-372

13. Labour

    • Roger Scruton

    Pages 373-409

14. Maastricht Treaty

    • Roger Scruton

    Pages 410-460

15. Nanny state

    • Roger Scruton

    Pages 461-486

16. Oakeshott

    • Roger Scruton

    Pages 487-501

17. Pacific blockade

    • Roger Scruton

    Pages 502-572

18. Quango

    • Roger Scruton

    Pages 573-574

19. Race

    • Roger Scruton

    Pages 575-613

20. Sacrament

    • Roger Scruton

    Pages 614-678

This new edition takes stock of the revolutionary changes that have taken place since the dictionary was first published in 1982. 1790 entries cover every aspect of political thought providing an indispensable guide to the thought, the wisdom and the folly of modern politics by one of the most lucid philosophers of our time.

• philosophy
• political thought
• politics
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'It is much more than a dictionary, and is in fact more akin an encyclopaedia in terms of content...an essential reference work that should be available in all government, public and academic libraries.' Terry O'Brien, Reference Reviews

ROGER SCRUTON is a writer, philosopher and public commentator. He engages in contemporary political and cultural debates from the standpoint of a conservative thinker and is well known as a powerful polemicist. He has written widely in the press on political and cultural issues. He is currently research professor for the Institute for the Psychological Sciences where he teaches philosophy at their graduate school in both Washington and Oxford. He is also a visiting professor at Princeton University teaching a course offered jointly through the politics and philosophy departments.

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