This new edition reintroduces one of the central texts of late nineteenth-century political thought. In addition to the fourth and final edition of the Philosophical Theory of the State the editors have added a comprehensive selection of Bosanquet's most important essays on political theory and social policy. Also added is a detailed new introduction, a guide to further reading and an index. Together they make clear the social and political background and implications of Bosanquet's political philosophy and allow a more complete understanding not only of Bosanquet's political philosophy but also of British idealism.