{"product_id":"conversations-about-politics-hardcover","title":"Conversations About Politics - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHoward Burton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis compendium includes the following 5 complete books featuring renowned political scientists \u003cstrong\u003eJacques Bertrand, Mark Bevir, John Dunn, Michael Frazer \u003c\/strong\u003eand\u003cstrong\u003e Josiah Ober \u003c\/strong\u003eproviding fully accessible insights into cutting-edge academic research while revealing the inspirations and personal journeys behind the research. The books are explicitly designed to provide a unique window into frontline research and scholarship that wouldn't otherwise be experienced through standard lectures and textbooks. A detailed preface highlights the connections between the different books and all five books are broken into chapters with a detailed introduction and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI. Exploring Southeast Asia - A conversation with Jacques Bertrand, Professor of Political Science, University of Toronto.\u003c\/strong\u003e This conversation explores Bertrand's extensive research on the politics and political changes in Southeast Asia and provides detailed insights into this extensive and complex region which consists of countries with remarkably diverse histories and cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eII. How Social Science Creates the World - A conversation Mark Bevir, Professor of Political Science, UC Berkeley.\u003c\/strong\u003e Mark Bevir is an internationally acclaimed expert in the theory of governance. This conversation examines how attempts to shoehorn political science into a natural science framework commonly fail and how correctly appreciating what social science is and does, has a direct bearing on our everyday social lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIII. Democracy: Clarifying the Muddle - A conversation with political theorist John Dunn, University of Cambridge.\u003c\/strong\u003e John Dunn candidly shares his deep insights on the historical development and current significance and future of democracy in different parts of the world and the relevance of political science departments in achieving democracy and other worthwhile goals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIV. The Power of Sympathy: Politics and Moral Sentimentalism - A conversation with Michael Frazer, Senior Lecturer in Political and Social Theory, University of East Anglia.\u003c\/strong\u003e After inspiring insights on Michael Frazer's intellectual journey, the conversation explores the core ideas behind the sentimentalist theory. The 18th century, known as \"the age of reason\", was actually an era in which many leading moral and political philosophers placed equal emphasis on feeling. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eV. Democratic Lessons: What the Greeks Can Teach Us - A conversation with Josiah Ober, Tsakopoulos-Kounalakis Professor in Honor of Constantine Mitsotakis Professor of Political Science and Classics at Stanford University. \u003c\/strong\u003eThis conversation provides a detailed exploration of Ober's research of the classical world. Topics covered include: how we can gain valuable insights into ancient Athenian society by examining rhetoric; how social media might help us fruitfully recreate aspects of the past; how the ancient Athenians didn't just happen to stumble upon the idea of democracy and how they managed to make it work in practice for the better part of 200 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 03, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47355396915449,"sku":"9781771703192","price":43.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/cneL7ccT8I9781771703192.webp?v=1769853902","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/conversations-about-politics-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}