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The Reith LecturesCyril Radcliffe - Power and the StateEpisodes

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  1. Power, and the Problem of its Control

    7/7Lord Radcliffe considers elusive nature of power in his final Reith lecture.

  2. The Individual and the State

    6/7Lord Radcliffe considers what 'the will of the people' means in a democratic state.

  3. British Rule In India

    5/7Lord Radcliffe examines the early period of British administration in India.

  4. Makers of the American Constitution

    4/7Lord Radcliffe considers the creation of the American constitution.

  5. The Fairy Story of Natural Rights

    3/7Lord Radcliffe examines the notion of 'natural rights'; to life, liberty and property.

  6. Power and the State 2

    2/7Lord Radcliffe considers the development of ideas about the state in the Middle Ages.

  7. Power and the State 1

    1/7Lord Radcliffe analyses Plato's 'Republic' to explain the ideology of power.