A History of Western Political ThoughtA History of Western Political Thought is an energetic and lucid account of the most important political thinkers and the enduring themes of the last two and a half millennia. Written with students of the history of political thought in mind, the book: |
Contents
3 | 55 |
the reinvention of sovereignty | 127 |
THE RISE AND EXTRAORDINARY PERSISTENCE OF THE THEORY | 171 |
11 | 178 |
JEFFERSON CRÈVECOEUR | 339 |
HUME AND BURKE | 401 |
Hegel the state and dialectic | 517 |
socialism | 541 |
irrationalism and antirationalism | 613 |
PARETO AND MICHELS | 637 |
SIGMUND FREUDS GROUP | 683 |
Notes | 795 |
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