{"product_id":"political-theory-in-retrospect-from-the-ancient-greeks-to-the-20th-century-9781852786410","title":"POLITICAL THEORY IN RETROSPECT: From the Ancient","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis important new book presents a lucid introduction to political thought from Socrates to the present.   It successfully marries the hitherto diverse traditions of history and theory in the search for political understanding.\u003cp\u003ePolitical theorists share in common an attempt to reveal the reality which underlies the world of politics. Is there a key to unlock the mysteries of politics?  And if there is, what impact does this have on morality?  Is politics a separate world or one which should serve a moral purpose?  By examining major thinkers both in the context of their own time and their relevance to the present, the book shows how political theory can be applied to major controversies in the 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePolitical Theory in Retrospect\u003c\/i\u003e makes an important contribution to historical discussion and philosophical analysis.  It successfully integrates political theory into the study of modern politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'A concise and engagingly written introductory survey of the history of political thought from Socrates to the 20th Century. . .'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAthens and Socrates; Plato; Aristotle; Machiavelli; Hobbes; Locke; Rousseau; Burke; Bentham; Mill; Marx - interlude; liberalism; conservatism; socialism.","brand":"Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51043040362839,"sku":"9781852786410","price":27.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/political-theory-in-retrospect-from-the-ancient-greeks-to-the-20th-century-9781852786410","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}