On the History of Political Philosophy: Great Political Thinkers from Thucydides to Locke

Reducere. As an introduction to political theory and science, this collection of writings by the great philosophers will be of close interest to general read...

Reducere. This carefully selected compilation of the significant writings of the great political philosophers, scientists, and thinkers has long been an inva...

The most comprehensive introduction to the greatest political thinkers written by a team of international experts.

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This is the second volume of Judith Shklar's work and brings together essays on a number of themes, including the place of the intellect in the mod...

Reducere. In this groundbreaking work, Ellen Meiksins Wood rewrites the history of political theory. She traces the development of the Western tradition from...

Proposes to return with fresh eyes to the beginning of liberalism and the political philosophy of John Locke. Instead of looking at Lockean liberal...

The story behind the great thinkers and politicians who have shaped human history over the past two millennia

Reducere. The formation of the modern state, the rise of capitalism, the Renaissance and Reformation, the scientific revolution and the Age of Enlightenment ...

DescriptionThe Art of the Political Putdown is a book of over 300 witty verbal jabs and ripostes from politicians around the world, all of whom sha...

This volume provides an unequaled introduction to the thought of chief contributors to the Western tradition of political philosophy from classical...

A leading political theorist's groundbreaking defense of ideal conceptions of justice in political philosophyThroughout the history of political ph...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Leo StraussNumber of pages: 272Collection: The Leo Strauss Transcript SeriesPublication date: ...

Reducere. Description"A Small History of Political Thought" is a collection of essays written by Victor Nuovo. It contains thirty-three essays beginning with...

Publisher: Nabu PressAuthor(s): Arnold Hermann Ludwig HeerenIllustration(s): Illustrations, black and whiteNumber of pages: 486Publication date: 20...

Reducere. Thucydides called his account of two decades of war between Athens and Sparta "a possssion for all time, " and indeed it is the first and still mos...

Reducere. In brief portraits, Pope Benedict XVI offers engaging, perceptive, and edifying sketches of some of the great thinkers and writers of Christianity....

Martin Luther King, Jr., may be America's most revered political figure, commemorated in statues, celebrations, and street names around the world. ...

An NYRB Classics Original Simone Weil--philosopher, activist, mystic--is one of the most uncompromising of modern spiritual masters. In ``On the Ab...

DescriptionWritten in the intense political and intellectual tumult of the early years of the Weimar Republic, Political Theology develops the dist...

We don't understand the reactionary mind. As a result, argues Mark Lilla in this timely book, the ideas and passions that shape today's political d...

Reducere. The second volume of the bestselling landmark work on the history of the modern stateWriting in The Wall Street Journal, David Gress called Francis...

Reducere. Awards🏆Winner (2015) - PROSE - (Government/Politics)Contributor(s): Author: Francis FukuyamaThe second volume of the bestselling landmark work on t...

Reducere. Three attributes should be essential to anyone in public office: intelligence, integrity and dedication. If it is not an easy task to identify one ...

This study charts how Shakespeare's early fascination with power developed into the profoundly optimistic utopian visions suffusing his later tragi...

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Reducere. The Ogoni of the Eastern Niger Delta are an ancient African community in Southern Nigeria, whose history dates back to BC times. Their history is r...

A History of Political Thought analyses market society by surveying the ideas of its most perceptive, thought-provoking observers - critics and def...

Oakeshott's memorable lectures on the history of political thought, delivered each year at the London School of Economics, are now available in pri...

Reducere. Explore big questions and understand complex philosophyWho are you? What is truly real? Is there such a thing as free will? If you have ever consid...

The interpretive literature in the history of political thought is now vast, complex and esoteric, posing as much a barrier to the understanding of...

Presents an argument about the future of politics and addresses the fundamental aspects of democracy. Arguing that liberal 'third way thinking' ign...

This 1880 book considers, 'with special reference to gunpowder and firearms', the weaponry of the Hindu armies of the Middle Ages. Oppert's claim t...