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READING POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
MACHIAVELLI TO MILL |
| By: |
Derek Matravers, Jonathan Pike, Nigel Warburton |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£145.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0415211964 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780415211963 |
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| Publisher: |
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
18 January, 2001 |
| Pages: |
396 |
| Description: |
This text presents a clear and thorough introduction to political philosophy and political thought, introducing the reader to major political thinkers and complementary secondary readings. |
| Synopsis: |
This clear and thorough introduction provides students with the skills necessary to understand the main thinkers, texts and arguments of political philosophy and thought. Each chapter comprises a brief overview of a major political thinker, followed by an introduction to one or more of their most influential works and an introduction to key secondary readings. Key features include: * exercises * reading notes * guides for further reading The book introduces and assesses: Machiavelli's Prince; Hobbes' Leviathan; Locke's Second Treatise on Government; Rousseau's Social Contract; Marx and Engels' German Ideology (Part 1); Mill's On Liberty and The Subjection of Women. Reading Political Philosophy requires no previous knowledge of philosophy or politics and is ideal for newcomers to political philosophy and political thought. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Routledge |
| Returns: |
Returnable |