A History of Western Political Thought is an energetic and lucid account of the most important political thinkers and the enduring themes of the last two and a half millennia. Written with students of the history of political thought in mind, the book: * traces the development of political thought from Ancient Greece to the late twentieth century * focuses on individual thinkers and texts * includes 40 biographies of key political thinkers * offers original views of theorists and highlights those which may have been unjustly neglected * develops the wider themes of...
A History of Western Political Thought is an energetic and lucid account of the most important political thinkers and the enduring themes of ...
This title examines the importance of the idea of 'the crowd' in the writings of philosophers, historians & politicians from the classical era to the 20th century. It explores histories of political thought & their justifications for forms of rule, highlighting the persistent & profoundly anti-democratic bias in political & social thought.
This title examines the importance of the idea of 'the crowd' in the writings of philosophers, historians & politicians from the classical era to the ...