A social history of Western political thought

A social history of Western political thought /

"In this groundbreaking work, Ellen Meiksins Wood rewrites the history of political theory, from Plato to Rousseau. Treating canonical thinkers as passionately engaged human beings, Wood examines their ideas not simply in the context of political languages but as creative responses to the socia...

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Main Author: Wood, Ellen Meiksins (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Verso, 2022.
Subjects:
Political science > Western countries > History.
Political science > Western countries > Philosophy.
Political science > Social aspects > Western countries.
Political science.
Political science > Philosophy.
Political science > Social aspects.
Western countries.
History.
Informational works.
Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: pt. I CITIZENS TO LORDS: ANTIQUITY TO THE MIDDLE AGES
  • 1. The Social History of Political Theory
  • 2. The Ancient Greek Polis
  • 3. From Polis to Empire
  • 4. The Middle Ages
  • 5. Conclusion
  • pt. II LIBERTY AND PROPERTY: RENAISSANCE TO ENLIGHTENMENT
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1. Transitions
  • 2. The Renaissance City-State
  • 3. The Reformation
  • 4. The Spanish Empire
  • 5. The Dutch Republic
  • 6. French Absolutism
  • 7. The English Revolution
  • 8. Enlightenment or Capitalism?.

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