<strong>Fifty Major Political Thinkers</strong> introduces the lives and ideas of some of themost influential figures in Western political thought from ancient ... » 

Fifty Major Political Thinkers introduces the lives and ideas of some of themost influential figures in Western political thought from ancient Greece tothe present day. The entries provide a fascinating introduction to the majorfigures and schools of thought that have shaped contemporary politicsincludingAristotleSimone de BeauvoirMichel FoucaultMohandas GandhiJurgen HabermasMachiavelliKarl MarxThomas PaineJeanJacques RousseauMary Wollstonecraft.Fully crossreferenced and including a glossary of theoretical terms thiswideranging and accessible book is essential reading for anyone with aninterest in the evolution and history of contemporary political thought. «