Fifty great political thinkers / by Ian Adams and R.W.Dyson

By:

Adams, Ian

Contributor(s):

Dyson, R.W

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London; Routledge; 2007Description: 255 pISBN:

9780415228114

Subject(s):

Political scientists

DDC classification:

320.0922 ADA

Summary: Fifty Major Political Thinkers introduces the lives and ideas of some of the most influential figures in Western political thought, from ancient Greece to the present day. The entries provide a fascinating introduction to the major figures and schools of thought that have shaped contemporary politics, including: Aristotle Simone de Beauvoir Michel Foucault Mohandas Gandhi Jurgen Habermas Machiavelli Karl Marx Thomas Paine Jean-Jacques Rousseau Mary Wollstonecraft. Fully cross-referenced and including a glossary of theoretical terms, this wide-ranging and accessible book is essential reading for anyone with an interest in the evolution and history of contemporary political thought.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
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Fifty Major Political Thinkers introduces the lives and ideas of some of the most influential figures in Western political thought, from ancient Greece to the present day. The entries provide a fascinating introduction to the major figures and schools of thought that have shaped contemporary politics, including:

Aristotle
Simone de Beauvoir
Michel Foucault
Mohandas Gandhi
Jurgen Habermas
Machiavelli
Karl Marx
Thomas Paine
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Mary Wollstonecraft.
Fully cross-referenced and including a glossary of theoretical terms, this wide-ranging and accessible book is essential reading for anyone with an interest in the evolution and history of contemporary political thought.

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