A history of Western political thought /
McClelland, J. S.
A history of Western political thought / J. S. McClelland. - ix, 810 pages ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
List of Biographies -- Foreword -- The Greeks -- Romans and Roman Catholics: From Polis to Cosmopolis -- Romans and Humanists: the Reinvention of Sovereignty -- The Theory of the Social Contract -- Enlightenment and the Development of the Modern State -- The Rise of Liberalism -- Reactions to Liberalism 2 -- Reactions to Liberalism 3 -- Notes. Part I. Part II. Part III. Part IV. Part V. Part VI. Part VII. Part VIII.
"A History of Western Political Thought traces the development and consolidation of a tradition of Western political thought from ancient Greece through to the development of the modern state, the American Enlightenment, the rise of liberalism and the very different reactions it engendered. McClelland's definition of politics encompasses both power wielded from above and power threatened from below. The sustained pursuit of this theme leads him to present an original and often controversial view of the theorists of the received canon and to add some writers to that canon whom he feels have been unjustly neglected. "--Publisher's website.
0415119618 9780415119610 0415119626 9780415119627
96170920
Political science--History
JA81 / .M387 1996
320.011
A history of Western political thought / J. S. McClelland. - ix, 810 pages ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
List of Biographies -- Foreword -- The Greeks -- Romans and Roman Catholics: From Polis to Cosmopolis -- Romans and Humanists: the Reinvention of Sovereignty -- The Theory of the Social Contract -- Enlightenment and the Development of the Modern State -- The Rise of Liberalism -- Reactions to Liberalism 2 -- Reactions to Liberalism 3 -- Notes. Part I. Part II. Part III. Part IV. Part V. Part VI. Part VII. Part VIII.
"A History of Western Political Thought traces the development and consolidation of a tradition of Western political thought from ancient Greece through to the development of the modern state, the American Enlightenment, the rise of liberalism and the very different reactions it engendered. McClelland's definition of politics encompasses both power wielded from above and power threatened from below. The sustained pursuit of this theme leads him to present an original and often controversial view of the theorists of the received canon and to add some writers to that canon whom he feels have been unjustly neglected. "--Publisher's website.
0415119618 9780415119610 0415119626 9780415119627
96170920
Political science--History
JA81 / .M387 1996
320.011