The Spartan Tradition in European Thought (Clarendon Paperbacks)
"Overwhelming in terms of breadth of scholarship and clarity of exposition...a fitting compliment to that tradition of excellence which ancient Sparta demanded of her citizen-soldiers."--Journal of Modern History"A fully-fledged portrait, and an excellent one at that."--Classical Outlook"In addition to being broad in scope, this book excels in individual emphasis. Readers will be surprised to learn how deeply indebted figures like Machiavelli, Calvin, and Rousseau are to the Spartan tradition. This is intellectual history at its best."--Library Journal