Routledge The Pluralist Theory of the State: Selected Writings of G.D.H. Cole, J.N. Figgis and H.J. Laski

First published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Review `It is a sign of how vulnerable intellectual life is to fashion, that English pluralism is no longer widely read and studied today. The work of Cole, Laski and Figgis is of the utmost significance, and scarcely known to student and contemporary scholars in democratic theory today. This timely book represents the lost tradition of English pluralism in a manner which not only makes it clearly available, but a decisive challenge to democratic thought. An essential text.' - David Held From the Back Cover This timely and useful book selects the key writings on pluralism of G.D.H. Cole, J.N. Figgis and H.J. Laski. The editor provides a crisp and informative introduction which situates the texts in the appropriate intellectual and political contexts and explains why we should be interested in them today.