Ideologies & Doctrines, History & Theory 

A history of political thought: plato to marx provides a comprehensive coverage of the classical political tradition ranging from plato to marx, elucidating the intriguing evolution of political ideas. Based on the works of thirteen key political thinkers and activists, this profound book delves into the thoughts and beliefs of plato, machiavelli, marx, aristotle, and others. Highlighting the decline and ultimate revival of the classic political theory, a history of political thought: plato to marx portrays the skirmish between localism and universalism in the traditional sense. This profound text focuses on the recent interpretation of all these classic texts. For example, plato's feasibility of the ideal state, machiavelli's civic humanism and republicanism, locke's radicalism, and john stuart mills contributions to women's rights have been interpreted to hold relevance in today's world. The book commences with a preface, and is segregated thereafter into fourteen chapters with concluding appendices. The chapters follow icons like thomas hobbes, jean jacques rousseau, mary wollstonecraft, john locke, and immanuel kant, and one chapter is dedicated to the fundamentals of political theory. A history of political thought: plato to marx is primarily intended for postgraduate and undergraduate students of political science, and for aspirants looking to give the civil services examinations. This second edition has been revised and updated, and contains the inclusion of two extra liberal thinkers: immanuel kant and mary wollstonecraft. An additional appendix on john rawls has also been provided for his crucial role in the resurgence of normative political theory. This edition was published by prentice-hall of india pvt. Ltd. In 2011, and is available in paperback. - from Amzon