The Political Theory of Judith N. Shklar : Exile From Exile

Judith Shklar was a formative political thinker whose oeuvre defies traditional labels, and whose legacy is subtle but substantial. Her work emerged, as one observer has pointed out, between the "end of ideology" discussions of the 1950s and the early 1990s discussion of the "end of history." Shklar contributed significantly to American political thought by arguing for a new, more skeptical and stripped-down versionRead more... Abstract: "Judith Shklar was a formative political thinker whose oeuvre defies traditional labels, and whose legacy is subtle but substantial. Her work emerged, as one observer has pointed out, between the "end of ideology" discussions of the 1950s and the early 1990s discussion of the "end of history." Shklar contributed significantly to American political thought by arguing for a new, more skeptical and stripped-down version of liberalism that intends to bring political theory and real-life experiences closer together. This book is the first to comprehensively explore how Shklar's ideas emerged, how her political theory developed, and the impact and legacy she left behind."--Publisher's website Front Matter....Pages i-viii Introduction: “The Peculiarity of the Kind of Refugee I Was”....Pages 1-22 The Formative Years: From Riga to Montreal....Pages 23-37 In the Aftermath of Totalitarianism....Pages 39-74 The Making of a Political Theorist....Pages 75-134 Transatlantic Encounters of a Different Kind....Pages 135-176 Returning to the Theme of Exile....Pages 177-201 Back Matter....Pages 203-235 Judith Shklar called for a radical shift in political theory, toward a view of the history of ideas through the lens of exile. Hess takes this lens and applies it to Shklar's own life and theoretical work.