{"product_id":"in-defense-of-politics-9780226120676","title":"In Defense of Politics","description":"In this illuminating celebration of the political world, Bernard Crick asserts that politics, with\u003cbr\u003e its compromises and power struggles, remains the only tested alternative to government by\u003cbr\u003e coercion, making both freedom and order possible in heterogeneous societies. For Crick, \u003cbr\u003e politics is messy and complex, and his book defends it against those who would identify it with (and reduce it to) ideology, democracy, nationalism, or technology. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This Fourth edition has been updated to include an assessment of the revolutions in 1989 in\u003cbr\u003e Eastern Europe. It also examines current situations in Northern Ireland, Israel and Palestine, \u003cbr\u003e and South Africa. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A short book written with verve and brilliance. . . . He has written an exceedingly clever and\u003cbr\u003e disturbing book on important issues, all that he writes is alive and much of what he says, even when it seems perversely provocative, turns out to be penetrating and serious.\"\u003cbr\u003e -Isaiah Berlin, \u003ci\u003e20th Century\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"One of the most thoughtful products of the political dialogues of the London School of\u003cbr\u003e Economics since the great days of Tawney, Dalton, Wallas and Hobhouse. Its sobriety, \u003cbr\u003e liberal spirit and toughness of mind are rare qualities in any political work.\"\u003cbr\u003e -Edward Shils, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBernard Crick\u003c\/b\u003e is emeritus professor of politics at Birkbeck College, London, and honorary \u003cbr\u003efellow of Edinburgh University. Among his publications are \u003ci\u003eGeorge Orwell: A Life\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51720990851346,"sku":"9780226120676","price":37.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8646cd93-e662-474c-a1cb-14448e4c79c3.jpg?v=1762944948","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/in-defense-of-politics-9780226120676","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}