The politics book
Subtitle: big ideas simply explained
By: [contributors, Paul Kelly, consulting editor, and 8 others]
Contributors: Dorling Kindersley Limited
Edition: [Second edition].
Series: Big ideas simply explained; Big ideas simply explained
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9781465473905
Subjects: World politics; Political science; History
Description: From ancient and medieval philosophers such as Confucius and Thomas Aquinas, to revolutionary thought leaders such as Thomas Jefferson and Leon Trotsky, to the voices who have shaped modern politics today--Mao Zedong, Malcolm X, Che Guevara, and more--The Politics Book clearly and simply explains more than 100 groundbreaking ideas in the history of political thought. With easy-to-follow graphics, succinct quotations, and accessible text, The Politics Book is an essential reference for students and anyone wondering how politics works.
Notes: First published in 2013.

Includes index.

Subtitle from cover.
Table of contents: title: Ancient political thought, 800 BCE-30 CE; title: Medieval politics, 30 CE-1515 CE; title: Rationality and enlightenment, 1515-1770; title: Revolutionary thoughts, 1770-1848; title: The rise of the masses, 1848-1910; title: The clash of ideologies, 1910-1945; title: Postwar politics, 1945-present.