Confronting Tyranny Ancient Lessons for Global Politics |
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| Editor:
| Koivukoski, Toivo
Tabachnick, David |
| Contribution by:
| Beiner, Ronald
Blitz, Mark
Boesche, Roger
Bradshaw, Leah
Chirot, Daniel
Lilla, Mark
Moggach, Douglas
Newell, Waller R.
Smith, Thomas W.
Strauss, Barry
Strong, Tracy B.
Tabachnick, David Edward
Tarcov, Nathan
Tormey, Simon
Zuckert, Catherine H. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7425-4401-7 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2005 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $54.00 |
Book Description:
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Motivated by the reentry of tyranny into political discourse and political action, this new work compares ancient and contemporary accounts of tyranny in an effort to find responses to current political dilemmas and enduring truths. In our globally interconnected world, tyrants are no longer dangerous solely to their subjects and neighbors, but to all. This is where the debate begins as the lessons of classical political philosophy are thrown into the present political crisis of...
More DescriptionMotivated by the reentry of tyranny into political discourse and political action, this new work compares ancient and contemporary accounts of tyranny in an effort to find responses to current political dilemmas and enduring truths. In our globally interconnected world, tyrants are no longer dangerous solely to their subjects and neighbors, but to all. This is where the debate begins as the lessons of classical political philosophy are thrown into the present political crisis of understanding and action.