The Political Writings Of Harold D. Lasswell
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Book: Good
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Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner,Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and corners
Few political thinkers of the twentieth century cut as deep or ranged as wide as Harold D. Lasswell, and this landmark anthology gathers three of his most consequential works — Psychopathology and Politics, Politics: Who Gets What, When, How, and Democratic Character — into a single, authoritative volume. Published in 1951 by The Free Press of Glencoe, Illinois, the collection presents Lasswell's groundbreaking synthesis of political science and psychology, arguing that power is not merely an institutional arrangement but a deeply personal, often irrational, human pursuit. His famous formulation — who gets what, when, and how — redefined the study of politics as the study of the distribution of values in society, a proposition that remains as provocative today as when it was first advanced. Lasswell writes with the precision of a social scientist and the conviction of a reformer, uniting Freudian psychology with empirical political analysis to produce a body of work that challenged the comfortable abstractions of classical political theory. His Democratic Character rounds out the collection by sketching the psychological conditions necessary for a truly democratic citizenry, raising urgent questions about whether democracy can be cultivated — or whether it may simply be lost. For anyone serious about understanding the hidden architecture of power, this volume remains an essential and unsettling companion.
Author: Harold D. Lasswell
Format: Hardback
Published: 1951, The Free Press
Genre: Politics & law
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner,Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and corners
Few political thinkers of the twentieth century cut as deep or ranged as wide as Harold D. Lasswell, and this landmark anthology gathers three of his most consequential works — Psychopathology and Politics, Politics: Who Gets What, When, How, and Democratic Character — into a single, authoritative volume. Published in 1951 by The Free Press of Glencoe, Illinois, the collection presents Lasswell's groundbreaking synthesis of political science and psychology, arguing that power is not merely an institutional arrangement but a deeply personal, often irrational, human pursuit. His famous formulation — who gets what, when, and how — redefined the study of politics as the study of the distribution of values in society, a proposition that remains as provocative today as when it was first advanced. Lasswell writes with the precision of a social scientist and the conviction of a reformer, uniting Freudian psychology with empirical political analysis to produce a body of work that challenged the comfortable abstractions of classical political theory. His Democratic Character rounds out the collection by sketching the psychological conditions necessary for a truly democratic citizenry, raising urgent questions about whether democracy can be cultivated — or whether it may simply be lost. For anyone serious about understanding the hidden architecture of power, this volume remains an essential and unsettling companion.