{"product_id":"citizens-and-statesmen-9780847677030","title":"Citizens and Statesmen","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWell 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 *\u003cbr\u003eAll 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 *\u003cbr\u003eA clear, thoughtful, and serious treatment of one of the truly fundamental texts of political philosophy.dddddd -- Richard H. Cox, SUNY, Buffalo\u003cbr\u003eBy far the best book-length study of the ^RPolitics^I available in English. -- Stephen Salkever, Bryn Mawr College\u003cbr\u003e...remarkably successful at showing how Aristotle's thought sheds light on contemporary concerns without distorting either. -- Delba Winthrop, Harvard University\u003cbr\u003e...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 *\u003cbr\u003eA clear, thoughtful, and serious treatment of one of the truly fundamental texts of political philosophy.dd -- Richard H. Cox, SUNY, Buffalo\u003cbr\u003eWriting in a lucid, graceful prose, [Nichols] offers an original interpretation grounded in a close reading of the text. * Midwest Book Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe origins of the city (Books I \u0026amp; 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.","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038801297751,"sku":"9780847677030","price":42.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780847677030.jpg?v=1750941490","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/citizens-and-statesmen-9780847677030","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}