num_pages: 128
description: In A Very Short Introduction to Politics , Kenneth Minogue begins with a discussion of issues arising from a historical account of politics, and goes on to offer chapters dealing with the Ancient Greeks and the idea of citizenship; Roman law; medieval Christianity and individualism; freedom since Machiavelli and Hobbes; the challenge of ideologies; democracy, oligarchy, and bureaucracy; power and order in modern society; and politics in the West.About the Combining authority with wit, accessibility, and style, Very Short Introductions offer an introduction to some of life's most interesting topics. Written by experts for the newcomer, they demonstrate the finest contemporary thinking about the central problems and issues in hundreds of key topics, from philosophy to Freud, quantum theory to Islam
language: English
title: Politics: A Very Short Introduction
titlecomplete: Politics: A Very Short Introduction
genres: Social Science, British Literature, History, History and Politics, Philosophy, Reference, Audiobook, Nonfiction, Political Science, Politics
ratings_count: 790
publisher: Oxford University Press