TY - BOOK AU - Morrow,John AU - Morrow,John TI - History of western political thought: a thematic introduction SN - 1403935335 AV - JA81 .M757 2005 U1 - 320.011 22 PY - 2005/// CY - Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, New York PB - Palgrave Macmillan KW - Political science KW - History N1 - Revised edition of: History of political thought. 1998; Author is lecturer at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand; Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 ER -