Books I Wish I Owned (1)
During my time reading politics at university, there were several books I kept promising myself I would purchase, but I never quite got around to doing so. They're either really great books, or the kind of thing that any self-respecting leftie should have on their bookshelf, or both. Aside from the one in honour of G.A. Cohen, which I've not read, but which just sounds interesting. Hopefully my new situation (see post below) means I can acquire some of them in the new year, but I thought I'd post about them here, in case anybody reading wanted something longer to thumb through over the Christmas break.
English Question by Robert Hazell (2006)
Identity and Violence: The Illusion of Destiny (Issues of Our Time) by Amartya Sen,
Kinnock, The Biography. Martin Westlake, London: Little, Brown and Company 2001. pp. 768.
A Short History of the Liberal Party 1900-2001 by Chris Cook
Critical Elections: British Parties and Voters in Long-term Perspective (Paperback) by Geoffrey Evans (Author), Pippa Norris (Author)
Electoral Systems and Party Systems_A Study of Twenty-Seven Democracies, 1945-1990 by Arend Lijphart
Selections from the Prison Notebooks (Paperback) by Antonio Gramsci
The Future of Socialism (Paperback) by Anthony Crosland (Author), Gordon Brown (Introduction)
History, Labour, and Freedom (1988) by G.A. Cohen
Self-Ownership, Freedom, and Equality (1995) by G.A. Cohen
The Egalitarian Conscience: Essays in Honour of G. A. Cohen (2006); edited by Christine Sypnowich
The Rise Of The Meritocracy in 1958, by Michael Young
There were others, but I can't recall their full titles and authors off the top of my head.
English Question by Robert Hazell (2006)
Identity and Violence: The Illusion of Destiny (Issues of Our Time) by Amartya Sen,
Kinnock, The Biography. Martin Westlake, London: Little, Brown and Company 2001. pp. 768.
A Short History of the Liberal Party 1900-2001 by Chris Cook
Critical Elections: British Parties and Voters in Long-term Perspective (Paperback) by Geoffrey Evans (Author), Pippa Norris (Author)
Electoral Systems and Party Systems_A Study of Twenty-Seven Democracies, 1945-1990 by Arend Lijphart
Selections from the Prison Notebooks (Paperback) by Antonio Gramsci
The Future of Socialism (Paperback) by Anthony Crosland (Author), Gordon Brown (Introduction)
History, Labour, and Freedom (1988) by G.A. Cohen
Self-Ownership, Freedom, and Equality (1995) by G.A. Cohen
The Egalitarian Conscience: Essays in Honour of G. A. Cohen (2006); edited by Christine Sypnowich
The Rise Of The Meritocracy in 1958, by Michael Young
There were others, but I can't recall their full titles and authors off the top of my head.
4 Comments:
I can strongly recommend "Meritocracy", scrybe, and CONGRATULATIONS!
I've got 'The Future of Socialism' and 'The Rise of the Meritocracy', although my copy of the 'The Rise of the Meritocracy' belongs to someone else who might read this and want it back.
Yes, "Meritocracy" is a brilliant read. Alas, I only got two-thirds of the way through it before a huge heap of work landed on top of me and the lease on it (from library) ran out.
I returned it and never did get around to reading the end. :-(
Hamers- see the comments on my Happy Bunnyness Revealed post.
Future of socialism is one I really want to read. Especially due to Crosland's excellent comments on grammar schools.
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