Ian Adams, R. W. Dyson - Fifty Major Political Thinkers (2nd edition)
Published: 2007-06-06 | ISBN: 0415400988, 0415400996 | PDF | 264 pages | 1 MB
Fifty 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:
Aristotle
Simone de Beauvoir
Michel Foucault
Mohandas Gandhi
Jurgen Habermas
Machiavelli
Karl Marx
Thomas Paine
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Mary Wollstonecraft.
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.