Pure Theory of Politics

The concluding volume in the trilogy that begins with "On Power" and moves on to "Sovereignty". In this work Bertrand de Jouvenel's concern is with political processes as they actually exist, not as they are conjectured to be in hypothetical models.

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In this concluding volume in the trilogy that begins with On Power and moves to Sovereignty, Bertrand de Jouvenel proposes to remedy a serious deficiency in political science, namely: the lack of agreement on first principles, or 'elements'. The author's concern is with political processes as they actually exist, not as they are conjectured to be in hypothetical models.