Description
Spanning three thousand years, this sweeping history of Western political thought traces the evolution of ideas about power, freedom, justice, democracy, and the state—from ancient Greece and Rome through the Renaissance and into the modern world. Organized around influential thinkers and movements, it places their arguments within their historical contexts while examining both the promise and limitations of their political visions. Clear, balanced, and occasionally wry, the work offers an accessible guide to the debates that have shaped public life, engaging liberalism, socialism, revolution, democracy, and competing forms of government without reducing them to simple conclusions. Its breadth and readability make it both a substantial reference and a compelling introduction to the history of political philosophy.
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paperback
Penguin Books, Limited
Published Jan 1, 2013
1152 pages
ISBN: 9780140285185
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First Published
2013
Language
eng
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