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London, Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2013.
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| Description |
352pGreen Spine
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| Series |
Big Ideas Simply Explained
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| Summary/Abstract |
Learning about the vast concept of politics can be daunting, this book makes it easier than ever by giving you all the big ideas, simply explained. It includes more than 100 ideas in the history of politics that are helpfully broken down so that abstract topics, such as theoretical foundations and practical applications become real.
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| Contents |
Ancient Political Thought 800 BCE-30 CE
If your desire is for good, the people will be good / Confucius
The art of war is of vital importance to the state / Sun Tzu
Plans for the country are only to be shared with the learned / Mozi
Until philosophers are kings, cities will never have rest from their evils / Plato
Man is by nature a political animal / Aristotle
A single wheel does not move / Chanakya
If evil ministers enjoy safety and profit, this is the beginning of downfall / Han Fei Tzu
The government is bandied about like a ball / Cicero
Medieval Politics 30 CE-1515 CE
If justice be taken away, what are governments but great bands of robbers? / Augustine
Fighting has been enjoined upon you while it is hateful to you / Muhammad
The people refuse the rule of virtuous men / Al-Farabi
No free man shall be imprisoned, except by the law of the land / Barons
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| Standard Number |
9781409364450 Hb.
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