Classics of Modern Political Theory
Machiavelli to Mill
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Word Count
8,750 words, Guess
Page Count
35 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL7387784M
- ISBN-139780195101737
- ISBN-100195101731
- OCLC Control Number33863482
- Library of Congress Control Number95026515
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- Goodreads1787618
- LibraryThing69193
Classifications
- LCCJA83.C535 1997
Description
Classics of Modern Political Theory: Machiavelli to Mill brings together the complete texts or substantial selections from the masterpieces of modern political theory. The most comprehensive collection of its kind, this volume includes well-known works by Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Hegel, and Marx, and significant contributions by Spinoza, Montesquieu, Hume, Adam Smith, Kant, Burke, Bentham, and Tocqueville. A distinctive feature is the inclusion of the Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution, and numerous papers from The Federalist. An extended introduction to each author's writings, provided by a renowned authority on the subject, features biographical data, philosophical commentary, and bibliographical guides. Ideal for courses in political philosophy and intellectual history, as well as surveys of Western Civilization, the book presents the most influential authors and ideas that have shaped modern political thought.
First Sentence
Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527) was born in Florence during the most brilliant epoch of the Italian Renaissance.
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