Short history of western political thought

By:

Spellman, W M

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York Palgrave Macmillan 2011Description: viii,189p. 24 cmISBN:

9780230545588

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

320.01 22 SP-S

LOC classification:

JA81 .S64 2011

Other classification:

HIS039000 | POL010000 | PHI019000 | PHI009000

Contents:

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.

Summary: "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.

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Item type	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Print	OPJGU Sonepat- Campus	General Books	Main Library	320.01 SP-S (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		126543

Includes bibliographical references and 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.

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