TY  - BOOK
AU  - McClelland,J.S.
TI  - A history of Western political thought
SN  - 0415119618
AV  - JA81 .M387 1996
U1  - 320.011 21
PY  - 1996///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Political science
KW  - History
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; List of Biographies --; Foreword --; Part I; The Greeks --; Part II; Romans and Roman Catholics: From Polis to Cosmopolis --; Part III; Romans and Humanists: the Reinvention of Sovereignty --; Part IV; The Theory of the Social Contract --; Part V; Enlightenment and the Development of the Modern State --; Part VI; The Rise of Liberalism --; Part VII; Reactions to Liberalism 2 --; Part VIII; Reactions to Liberalism 3 --; Notes
N2  - "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
ER  -