Ian Adams is Honorary Fellow at the University of Dublin.R. W. Dyson is a Lecturer in Politics and Director of the Centre for the History of Political Thought at the University of Dublin.R. W. Dyson is a Lecturer in the School of Government and International Affairs at the University of Durham. Ian Adams is formerly a Lecturer in Politics and Honorary Fellow at the University of Durham.Fifty Major Political Thinkers 2nd edition introduces the lives and ideas of some of the most influential figures in Western political thought, from ancient Greece to the present day. The entries provide a fascinating introduction to the major figures and schools of thought that have shaped contemporary politics, including:- Aristotle- Simone de Beauvoir- Michel Foucault- Mohandas Gandhi- Jurgen Habermas- Machiavelli- Karl Marx- Thomas Paine- Jean-Jacques Rousseau- Mary WollstonecraftFully cross-referenced and including a glossary of theoretical terms, this wide-ranging and accessible book is essential reading for anyone with an interest in the evolution and history of contemporary political thought.This volume introduces the life and thought of major figures in Western political thought, from ancient Greece to the present day. The entries provide an accessible introduction to the major ideas and schools of thought which have shaped contemporary politics.Fifty Major Political Thinkersintroduces the life and thought of major figures in Western political thought, from ancient Greece to the present day. The entries provide an accessible and clearly written introduction to the major ideas and schools of thought which have shaped contemporary politics, including figures such as: Aristotle, Machiavelli, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Thomas Paine, Mary Wollstonecraft, Karl Marx, Mohandas Ghandi, Simone de Beauvoir, Michel Foucault, and Jurgen Habermas. Fully cross-referenced and including a glossary of theoretical terms, this wide ranging and accessible book is essential reading for anyone with an interest in the evolution and history of contemporary political thought.This book introduces the life and thought of major figures in Western political thought, from ancient Greece to the present day.
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