Politics: A Very Short Introduction

Kenneth Minogue

Jun 2021 · Tantor Media Inc · Vorgelesen von Eric Jason Martin

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In Politics: A Very Short Introduction, 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.

Autoren-Profil

Kenneth Minogue (1930-2013) was a political theorist and an emeritus professor of political science at the London School of Economics. His books include The Servile Mind, Alien Powers, and Politics: A Very Short Introduction.