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On Politics A History of Political Thought from Herodotus to the Present

Hardcover • 2012 • English

On Politics A History of Political Thought from Herodotus to the Present

By Alan Ryan

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A magisterial, one-volume history of political thought from Herodotus to the present, Ancient Athens to modern democracy - from author and professor Alan RyanThis is a book about the answers that historians, philosophers, theologians, practising politicians and would-be revolutionaries have given to one question:how should human beings best govern themselves? That question raises innumerable others: can we manage our own affairs at all? Should we even try? Many people in the past have thought th...Show more

Political science and theory
Comparative politics
Political structure and processes

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ISBN

9780713993646

Publisher

Allen Lane

Published year

2012

Language

English

Original title

On Politics A History of Political Thought from Herodotus to the Present

Format

Hardcover

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