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On Politics
Alan Ryan
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Description for On Politics
paperback. Deals with the answers that historians, philosophers, theologians, practising politicians and would-be revolutionaries have given to one question: how should human beings best govern themselves? Num Pages: 1152 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 122 x 51. Weight in Grams: 788.
A magisterial, one-volume history of political thought from Herodotus to the present, Ancient Athens to modern democracy - from author and professor Alan Ryan This is a book about the answers that historians, philosophers, theologians, practising politicians and would-be revolutionaries have given to one question: how should human beings best govern themselves? Almost every modern government claims to be democratic; but is democracy really the best way of organising our political life? Can we manage our own affairs at all? Should we even try? In the west, do we actually live in democracies? ... Read more
A magisterial, one-volume history of political thought from Herodotus to the present, Ancient Athens to modern democracy - from author and professor Alan Ryan This is a book about the answers that historians, philosophers, theologians, practising politicians and would-be revolutionaries have given to one question: how should human beings best govern themselves? Almost every modern government claims to be democratic; but is democracy really the best way of organising our political life? Can we manage our own affairs at all? Should we even try? In the west, do we actually live in democracies? ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
1152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
1152
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780140285185
SKU
V9780140285185
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About Alan Ryan
ALAN RYAN was born in London in 1940 and taught for many years at Oxford, where he was a Fellow of New College and Reader in Politics. He was Professor of Politics at Princeton from 1988 to 1996, when he returned to Oxford to become Warden of New College and Professor of Political Theory until his retirement in 2009. His ... Read more
Reviews for On Politics
Concise, lucid ... despite covering huge intellectual terrain, On Politics is a delight both when it explores detail and also when it draws conclusions of a broader perspective
Justin Champion
BBC History Magazine
A brave and clever book ... crammed with smart observations and wise advice
John Keane
Financial Times
[A] magnificent piece of ... Read more
Justin Champion
BBC History Magazine
A brave and clever book ... crammed with smart observations and wise advice
John Keane
Financial Times
[A] magnificent piece of ... Read more