Politics: A Very Short Introduction

In A Very Short Introduction to Politics, Kenneth Minogue begins with a discussion of issues arising from a historical account of politics, and goes on to offer chapters dealing with the Ancient Greeks and the idea of citizenship; Roman law; medieval Christianity and individualism; freedom since Machiavelli and Hobbes; the challenge of ideologies; democracy, oligarchy, and bureaucracy; power and order in modern society; and politics in the West.

About the Series: Combining authority with wit, accessibility, and style, Very Short Introductions offer an introduction to some of life's most interesting topics. Written by experts for the newcomer, they demonstrate the finest contemporary thinking about the central problems and issues in hundreds of key topics, from philosophy to Freud, quantum theory to Islam

Author: Kenneth Minogue
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 06/15/2000
Series: Very Short Introductions
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.26lbs
Size: 7.03h x 4.41w x 0.32d
ISBN: 9780192853882