Routledge Companion to Social and Political Philosophy

<p><em>The Routledge Companion to Social and Political Philosophy</em> Second Edition<em> </em>is a comprehensive definitive reference work providing an up-to-date survey of the field charting its history and key figures and movements and addressing enduring questions as well as contemporary research. Features unique to the <i>Companion </i>are as follows:</p><ul> <li>Extensive coverage of the <i>history </i>of social and political thought including separate chapters on the development of political thought in the Islamic world India and China as well as in modern Germany France and Britain</li> <li>A focus on the core concepts and the normative foundations of social and political theory</li> <li>A section devoted exclusively to <i>distributive justice</i> the central issue of political philosophy since Rawls' <i>Theory of Justice</i> </li> <li>Several chapters on global justice and international issues.</li> </ul><p>The <em>Companion</em>'s 74 commissioned chapters by leading scholars from throughout the world are divided into eight thematic sections: The History of Social and Political Theory; Political Theories and Ideologies; Normative Foundations; Distributive Justice; The National State and Beyond; Political Concepts; Approaches; and Issues in Social and Political Philosophy.</p><p>Expanded updated and revised throughout this Second Edition includes new chapters on Politics Philosophy and Economics (PPE); Political Epistemology; Race and Ethnicity; Power; Foucault; and New Diversity Theory. </p>