{"product_id":"the-history-of-ideas-by-david-runciman-9781800815926","title":"The History of Ideas","description":"\u003cb\u003e* THE TIMES BEST IDEAS BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2024 *   \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A splendid book: economical, invigorating and surprising' - The Times \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'He has that gift, both as a podcaster and as a writer, to illuminate abstruse and abstract ideas with human charm' - Observer \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this bold new follow-up to \u003ci\u003eConfronting Leviathan\u003c\/i\u003e, David Runciman unmasks modern politics and reveals the great men and women of ideas behind it. \u003cbr\u003eWhat can Samuel Butler's ideas teach us about the oddity of how we choose to organise our societies? How did Frederick Douglass not only expose the horrors of slavery, but champion a new approach to abolishing it? Why should we tolerate snobbery, betrayal and hypocrisy, as Judith Shklar suggested? And what does Friedrich Nietzsche predict for our future? \u003cbr\u003eFrom Rousseau to Rawls, fascism to feminism and pleasure to anarchy, this is a mind-bending tour through the history of ideas which will forever change your view of politics today.","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47288927125740,"sku":"9781800815926","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/4259353482829.jpg?v=1770580450","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-history-of-ideas-by-david-runciman-9781800815926","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}