Fifty Major Political ThinkersFifty 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:
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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Cicero 10643 bce | |
St Augustine of Hippo 354430 | |
Nicolò Machiavelli 14691527 | |
James Harrington 161177 | |
David Hume 171176 | |
Simone de Beauvoir 190886 and Second Wave Feminism | |
Johann Gottfried Herder 17441803 | |
Eduard Bernstein 18501932 | |
Max Weber 18641920 | |
Vladimir Ilich Lenin 18701924 | |
Carl Schmitt 18881985 | |
John Locke 16321704 | |
Mohandas Gandhi 18691948 | |
Herbert Marcuse 18981979 and the Frankfurt School | |
Edmund Burke 172997 | |
William Godwin 17561836 | |
Publius and The Federalist Papers | |
Alexis de Tocqueville 180559 | |
Friedrich Nietzsche 18441900 | |
John Rawls 19212002 | |
JeanFrançois Lyotard 192498 | |
Glossary | |
Nicolò Machiavelli 14691527 | |
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