Fifty Major Political Thinkers
- ISBN-10
- 1134145578
- ISBN-13
- 9781134145577
- Category
- Philosophy
- Pages
- 264
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-04-18
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Authors
- Ian Adams, R.W. Dyson
Description
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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