Bertrand Russell: A Political Life - Alan Ryan

Title: Bertrand Russell: A Political Life
Author: Alan Ryan
Publisher: Allen Lane, The Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover with dust jacket
Edition: First edition, 1988
ISBN: 0-7139-9005-8
Condition: Second-hand. Good. The dust jacket shows rubbing, handling marks, light soiling, creasing and edge wear, with small knocks and wear at the corners and spine ends. The binding is intact. Please see photos for the exact copy available.

Alan Ryan examines Bertrand Russell’s political thought and public life, tracing his commitments to liberalism, socialism, pacifism, education, nuclear disarmament and wider debates about war and peace.

The book places Russell’s political arguments alongside his philosophical development and public activism, offering a critical study of one of the twentieth century’s most influential intellectuals.