Political Representation - (Cultural Memory in the Present) by F R Ankersmit (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Contemporary political philosophy disregards history as irrelevant to the nature of politics and to what constitutes a political problem. The author argues that this view reduces politics and political philosophy to a vapid academic game that is insensitive to both the essence and practice of politics. He proposes that an indissoluble link between history and politics lies in the notion of representation.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Contemporary political philosophy disregards history as irrelevant to the nature of politics and to what constitutes a political problem. The author argues that this view reduces politics and political philosophy to a vapid academic game that is insensitive to both the essence and practice of politics. He proposes that an indissoluble link between history and politics lies in the notion of representation.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Frank Ankersmit is Professor of History at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands. Among his many books are <i>Historical Representation</i> (Stanford, 2001) and <i>Aesthetic Politics: Political Philosophy Beyond Fact and Value</i> (Stanford, 1997)
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