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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherRoutledge
ISBN-100415119618
ISBN-139780415119610
eBay Product ID (ePID)948073
Product Key Features
Book TitleHistory of Western Political Thought
Number of Pages824 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicHistory & Theory, General
Publication Year1996
GenrePolitical Science
AuthorJ. S. Mcclelland
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.8 in
Item Weight16 Oz
Item Length10 in
Item Width7.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN96-170920
Reviews'Homeric in its scope and scale, this is an epic work of intellectual history. ' - Tom Paulin This magnificent history of Western political thought is ... witty, confident and sometimes extremely poetic.' - Robert Skidelski, Evening Standard '[This] book is a challenge and an achievement.' - Malcolm Rutherford, Financial Times
TitleLeadingA
Table Of ContentList of Biographies. Foreword. Part I: The Greeks Part II: Romans and Roman Catholics: From Polis to Cosmopolis Part III: Romans and Humanists: the Reinvention of Sovereignty Part IV: The Theory of the Social Contract Part V: Enlightenment and the Development of the Modern State Part VI: The Rise of Liberalism Part VII: Reactions to Liberalism 2 Part VIII: Reactions to Liberalism 3 Notes. Index.
SynopsisA 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 political thought and the relations between thinkers over time., An energetic, engaged and lucid account of the most important political thinkers and enduring themes of the last two and a half millenia. McClelland presents original and controversial views of both canonical and neglected theorists.