Short history of western political thought
Spellman, W M
Short history of western political thought - New York Palgrave Macmillan 2011 - viii,189p. 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: -- 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.
"This book provides a highly accessible narrative survey of political thought over the past two millenia. Exploring many key ideas in the Western tradition, it begins with the classic political thought of the ancient Greeks, it moves through the medieval and early Christian views of politics, and concludes by exploring the modern re-interpretation of political life"--Provided by publisher.
9780230545588
40019683751
2011008058
Political science--History.
Political science--Philosophy--History.
Civilization, Western.
History / Civilization
Political Science / History & Theory
Philosophy / Political
Philosophy / History & Surveys / General
JA81 / .S64 2011
320.01 / SP-S
Short history of western political thought - New York Palgrave Macmillan 2011 - viii,189p. 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: -- 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.
"This book provides a highly accessible narrative survey of political thought over the past two millenia. Exploring many key ideas in the Western tradition, it begins with the classic political thought of the ancient Greeks, it moves through the medieval and early Christian views of politics, and concludes by exploring the modern re-interpretation of political life"--Provided by publisher.
9780230545588
40019683751
2011008058
Political science--History.
Political science--Philosophy--History.
Civilization, Western.
History / Civilization
Political Science / History & Theory
Philosophy / Political
Philosophy / History & Surveys / General
JA81 / .S64 2011
320.01 / SP-S