A highly accessible narrative survey of political thought over the past two millenia. Exploring many key ideas in the Western tradition, it begins with theclassic political thought of the ancient Greeks, moves through the medieval and early Christian views of politics, and concludes by exploring the modern re-interpretation of political life. W. M. SPELLMAN Professor of History at the University of North Carolina, Asheville, USA. He is the author of 'A Concise History of the World since 1945'; 'European Political Thought, 1600-1700 'and 'John Locke', all published by Palgrave Macmillan. He also co-authored 'The West: A Narrative History '(Prentice-Hall, USA). INDICE: Introduction: Civil Society and Human Flourishing - City States and Republics, c.400 BCE-400 - Heavenly Mandates, 400-1500 - The Emergence of the Sovereign State, 1500-1700 - From Subject to Citizen, 1700-1815 - Ideology and Equality, 1815-1914 - Breakdown and Uncertainty, 1914-2010 - Conclusion - Endnotes - Index - -
- ISBN: 978-0-230-54559-5
- Editorial: Palgrave MacM
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 200
- Fecha Publicación: 17/06/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés