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History of Political Theory: An Introduction: Volume II: Modern
George Klosko
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Description for History of Political Theory: An Introduction: Volume II: Modern
Paperback. History of Political Theory: An Introduction is an engaging introduction to the main figures in the history of Western Political Theory and their most important works. The second volume traces the origin and development of liberal political theory, and so the foundations for contemporary views. Num Pages: 592 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 870.
History of Political Theory: An Introduction not only explores the great works of Western political theory but demonstrates their continuing relevance. Volume II traces the origin and development of liberal political theory, and so the foundations for contemporary views. The work provides a readable, scholarly introduction to the great figures in Western political theory from Hobbes to Marx. Major theorists examined include Hobbes, Locke, Hume, Montesquieu, Rousseau, Burke, Mill, and Marx, not only major figures in the liberal tradition but liberal political theory's most important critics. Theorists are examined in their historical contexts, ... Read more
History of Political Theory: An Introduction not only explores the great works of Western political theory but demonstrates their continuing relevance. Volume II traces the origin and development of liberal political theory, and so the foundations for contemporary views. The work provides a readable, scholarly introduction to the great figures in Western political theory from Hobbes to Marx. Major theorists examined include Hobbes, Locke, Hume, Montesquieu, Rousseau, Burke, Mill, and Marx, not only major figures in the liberal tradition but liberal political theory's most important critics. Theorists are examined in their historical contexts, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
870g
Number of Pages
592
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199695454
SKU
V9780199695454
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About George Klosko
George Klosko works in both normative political theory and the history of political thought. His books include Political Obligations (Oxford, 2005) the Second Edition of The Development of Plato's Political Theory (Oxford, 2006). The Oxford Handbook of the History of Political Philosophy (2011), which he edited. He is Henry L. and Grace Doherty Professor of Politics at the University of ... Read more
Reviews for History of Political Theory: An Introduction: Volume II: Modern
Professor Kloskoas two volume examination of the extent to which the ideas of political thinkers actually inspire political actors has earned an established place in the teaching of the history of western philosophical thought.
Derek Hawes, Journal of Contemporary European Studies
Derek Hawes, Journal of Contemporary European Studies