The Concept of Representation
| Author | : Hanna F. Pitkin |
| Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
| Total Pages | : 340 |
| Release | : 1967 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0520021568 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780520021563 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (68 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Concept of Representation by : Hanna F. Pitkin
Download or read book The Concept of Representation written by Hanna F. Pitkin and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1967 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book arises out of Hannah Pitkin's doctoral dissertation and is considered by political scientists to be the gold standard in terms of a philosophical treatment of the subject. Pitkin covers the historical evolution of thinking about representation from the Greeks through the founding of the American republic highlighting diverse thinkers and politicians like Edmund Burke, Jeremy Bentham, and James Madison as well as more contemporary scholars like Robert Dahl and Charles Lindblom.
