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History of western political thought : a thematic introduction
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- ISBN: 1403935335 (hbk.)
- ISBN: 1403935343 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9781403935335 (hbk.)
- ISBN: 9781403935342 (pbk.)
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xvi, 416 p. ; 24 cm. - Edition: 2nd ed.
- Publisher: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, c2005.
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| General Note: | Rev. ed. of: History of political thought. 1998. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 390-406) and indexes. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 1. Politics and order -- 2. Politics and virtue -- 3. Politics and freedom -- 4. Politics, happiness and welfare -- 5. Rule by a single person -- 6. The rule of the few -- 7. The rule of the many -- 8. The sanctions of 'nature' -- 9. Mixed government, balanced constitutions and the separation of powers -- 10. Absolute government -- 11. The rule of law and rule-bound orders -- 12. Resisting unjust rulers -- 13. Revolutionary political thought -- 14. Theories of civil disobedience and non-violent resistance to political authority -- Conclusion : some contemporary themes. |
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| Subject: | Political science -- History |
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