A History of Western Political Thought is an energetic and lucid account of the most important political thinkers and the enduring themes of the last two and a

In this groundbreaking work, Ellen Meiksins Wood rewrites the history of political theory, from Plato to Rousseau. Treating canonical thinkers as passionately e

A History of Western Political Thought is an energetic and lucid account of the most important political thinkers and the enduring themes of the last two and a

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