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Book SynopsisIn this commentary on Aristotle's Politics, the author explores how Aristotle offers political rule as an alternative to both the rule of aristocratic virtue and an unchecked participatory democracy.
Trade ReviewWell worth study and reflection both as a fresh interpretation of the ^RPolitics^I and as a critical assessment of contemporary scholarship on Aristotle and modern political theory. * CHOICE *
All of us who teach the ^RPolitics^I, no matter how many or how few times we have done it before, will teach the books better and with more pleasure having read Nichols. ^RCitizens and Statesmen^I is a marvel of close reading combined with clarity and consummate accessibility. * American Political Science Review *
A clear, thoughtful, and serious treatment of one of the truly fundamental texts of political philosophy.dddddd -- Richard H. Cox, SUNY, Buffalo
By far the best book-length study of the ^RPolitics^I available in English. -- Stephen Salkever, Bryn Mawr College
...remarkably successful at showing how Aristotle's thought sheds light on contemporary concerns without distorting either. -- Delba Winthrop, Harvard University
...excellent... It is the rare combination of responsibility to detail and broad comprehension that makes the book such a delight. ...of great value. * Ancient Philosophy *
A clear, thoughtful, and serious treatment of one of the truly fundamental texts of political philosophy.dd -- Richard H. Cox, SUNY, Buffalo
Writing in a lucid, graceful prose, [Nichols] offers an original interpretation grounded in a close reading of the text. * Midwest Book Review *
Table of ContentsThe origins of the city (Books I & II); finding a place for Beast and God (Book III); turning regimes into polities (Books IV, V, and VI); the best regime and the limits of politics (Books VII and VIII); citizens, statesmen, and modern political theory.
