The Political Classics A Guide to the Essential Texts from Plato to Rousseau |
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Editor:
| Forsyth, Murray Keens-Soper, Maurice |
ISBN: | 978-0-19-285282-3 |
Publication Date: | May 1993 |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $45.00 |
Book Description:
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This is a lively and accessible introduction to some of the greatest works of political thought. Written by a team of specialist contributors, there are chapters on Plato's Republic, Aristotle's Politics, Augustine's City of God, Machiavelli's Discourses and The Prince, Hobbes's Leviathan, and Locke's Second Treatise on Government. Concentrating on the ideas contained in the texts themselves, the guide also helps readers understand why these classics remain indispensable today.
This is a lively and accessible introduction to some of the greatest works of political thought. Written by a team of specialist contributors, there are chapters on Plato's Republic, Aristotle's Politics, Augustine's City of God, Machiavelli's Discourses and The Prince, Hobbes's Leviathan, and Locke's Second Treatise on Government. Concentrating on the ideas contained in the texts themselves, the guide also helps readers understand why these classics remain indispensable today.