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020 _a9780199215522
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245 _aPolitical thinkers :
_bfrom socrates to the present
_cedited by David Boucher and Paul Kelly
250 _aSecond
260 _aOxford
_bOxford University Press
_c2009
300 _a642 pages.
336 _2rdacontent
_atext
337 _2rdamedia
_aunmediated
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338 _2rdacarrier
_avolume
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504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 _aPart 1 The classical world; Part 2 Church and state; Part 3 The rationalist enlightenment and its critics, Part 4 Political radicalism; Part 5 The revolution in political ideas, Part 6 The Twentieth century: four approaches.
520 _aPolitical Thinkers is the most comprehensive introduction to Western political thought written by a team of internationally renowned scholars. The third edition provides students with a clear and engaging introduction to the canon of great theorists, from Socrates and the Sophists to contemporary thinkers such as Rawls and Arendt. Each chapter begins with a helpful chapter guide, a biographical sketch of the thinker, a list of their key texts, and their key ideas. Part introductions and a concluding chapter enable readers to understand the social and political contexts that inspired political thinkers to write.
650 _aPolitical science
_xHistory
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650 _aPolitical science
_xPhilosophy
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700 _aBoucher, David
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700 _aKelly, Paul
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