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A short history of western political thought
- Title
- A short history of western political thought / W.M. Spellman.
- Author
- Spellman, W. M.
- Publication
- Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 12-675 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- viii, 189 p.; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "This book provides a highly accessible narrative survey of political thought over the past two millenia. Exploring many key ideas in the Western tradition, it begins with the classic political thought of the ancient Greeks, it moves through the medieval and early Christian views of politics, and concludes by exploring the modern re-interpretation of political life"--Provided by publisher.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction: Civil Society and Human Flourishing -- City States and Republics, c.400 BCE-400 -- Heavenly Mandates, 400-1500 -- The Emergence of the Sovereign State, 1500-1700 -- From Subject to Citizen, 1700-1815 -- Ideology and Equality, 1815-1914 -- Breakdown and Uncertainty, 1914-2010 -- Conclusion -- Endnotes -- Index.
- Call Number
- JFE 12-675
- ISBN
- 9780230545595 (pbk.)
- 0230545599 (pbk.)
- 9780230545588
- 0230545580
- LCCN
- 2011008058
- OCLC
- YBP 2011008058
- Author
- Spellman, W. M.
- Title
- A short history of western political thought / W.M. Spellman.
- Imprint
- Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 12-675