{"product_id":"the-history-of-ideas-david-runciman","title":"The History of Ideas (David Runciman)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eTHE TIMES BEST IDEAS BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2024 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A splendid book: economical, invigorating and surprising' The Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'He has that gift, both as a podcaster and as a writer, to illuminate abstruse and abstract ideas with human charm' Observer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this bold new follow-up to Confronting Leviathan, David Runciman unmasks modern politics and reveals the great men and women of ideas behind it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat can Samuel Butler's ideas teach us about the oddity of how we choose to organise our societies? How did Frederick Douglass not only expose the horrors of slavery, but champion a new approach to abolishing it? Why should we tolerate snobbery, betrayal and hypocrisy, as Judith Shklar suggested? And what does Friedrich Nietzsche predict for our future?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Rousseau to Rawls, fascism to feminism and pleasure to anarchy, this is a mind-bending tour through the history of ideas which will forever change your view of politics today.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eDavid Runciman is Professor of Politics at Cambridge University and the author of many books about politics, including The Politics of Good Intentions (2006), Political Hypocrisy (2008) and The Confidence Trap (2013). He writes regularly about politics and current affairs for a wide range of publications including the London Review of Books.\u003cbr\u003ePolitics is the first book in Profile's new Ideas in Profile series.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B Format Paperback, Englisch, 320 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65825104200029,"sku":"K098093397","price":12.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/9809339700001A.jpg?v=1788667137","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/the-history-of-ideas-david-runciman","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}