Ebook: Political Thought: A Guide to the Classics

This book covers some of the greatest political thinkers using an approach that encourages readers to do their own thinking on the subject. Readers are guided through difficult passages in these texts, learning what is involved in independent interpretation. The book also has guides to some of the greatest works in political thought. Thinkers covered include Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Mill, Kant and Marx.

This book is ideal for those who want to focus on the primary sources but want a slim textbook with essentials and reading pointers for a guide. It will be useful to anyone who wants to study the history of Western Political Thought.