Graham Wallas And The Great Society
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Faded spine, otherwise good copy. Macmillan sample copy.
A scholarly work of intellectual biography and political thought, this study chronicles the life and ideas of Graham Wallas, one of the founding figures of British social psychology and a pioneering theorist of democratic governance. Terence H. Qualter presents a rigorous examination of Wallas's contributions to political science, tracing the development of his landmark concept of the Great Society — a vision of modern industrial civilization that demanded new forms of social organization and civic education to sustain human happiness and rational governance. The analysis details how Wallas broke from the rationalist assumptions of classical liberalism, arguing instead that human political behavior is driven largely by instinct, habit, and emotion — insights that placed him decades ahead of his contemporaries. Qualter illustrates the profound influence Wallas exerted on thinkers such as Walter Lippmann and Harold Laski, cementing his place as an underappreciated architect of twentieth-century progressive thought. Written in a measured and authoritative academic tone, this work is an essential resource for students of political theory, intellectual history, and the history of the social sciences.
Author: Terence H. Qualter
Format: Hardback
Published: 1980, The London School of Economics and Political Science - Macmillan
Genre: Politics & law
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Faded spine, otherwise good copy. Macmillan sample copy.
A scholarly work of intellectual biography and political thought, this study chronicles the life and ideas of Graham Wallas, one of the founding figures of British social psychology and a pioneering theorist of democratic governance. Terence H. Qualter presents a rigorous examination of Wallas's contributions to political science, tracing the development of his landmark concept of the Great Society — a vision of modern industrial civilization that demanded new forms of social organization and civic education to sustain human happiness and rational governance. The analysis details how Wallas broke from the rationalist assumptions of classical liberalism, arguing instead that human political behavior is driven largely by instinct, habit, and emotion — insights that placed him decades ahead of his contemporaries. Qualter illustrates the profound influence Wallas exerted on thinkers such as Walter Lippmann and Harold Laski, cementing his place as an underappreciated architect of twentieth-century progressive thought. Written in a measured and authoritative academic tone, this work is an essential resource for students of political theory, intellectual history, and the history of the social sciences.