{"product_id":"a-preface-to-american-political-theory-9780700605460","title":"A Preface to American Political Theory","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Donald S. Lutz\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: University Press of Kansas\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: University Press of Kansas\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Political Ideologies - Democracy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDonald Lutz begins \u003ci\u003eA Preface to American Political Theory\u003c\/i\u003e by explaining what the book doesn't do. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt doesn't begin with a panegyric to the American founding. It doesn't answer the following questions: \"What are the basic principles in the U.S. Constitution? What were the intentions of the founders with respect to (fill in your own topic)? What is the meaning of pluralism, or separation of powers, or democracy, or (fill in your own concept)?\" In short, it doesn't provide an overview of the content, development, or major conclusions of American political theory. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat it does do is provide \"a pre-theoretical analysis of how to go about studying questions like the ones above-how to conceptualize the project, how to proceed in looking for answers, how to avoid the logical traps peculiar to the study of American political theory.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLutz sets out to emancipate American political theorists from empiricism and inappropriate European theories and methodologies. The end result is to establish the foundation for the systematic study of American behavior, institutions, and ideas; to provide a general introduction to the study of American political theory; and to illustrate how textual analysis, history, empirical research, and analytic philosophy are all part of the enterprise. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDesigned for students and scholars in all disciplines, including political science, history, and legal studies, \u003ci\u003eA Preface to American Political Theory\u003c\/i\u003e doesn't provide answers to central continuing issues in American political theory. Rather, it provides an effective, sophisticated entree into the study of American political theory. Readers will be armed with the intellectual tools to engage in systematic study and makes them aware of the pitfalls they will inevitably encounter.","brand":"University Press of Kansas","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46893580255383,"sku":"9780700605460","price":2820.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780700605460.webp?v=1770317344","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/a-preface-to-american-political-theory-9780700605460","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}