Princeton Readings in Political Thought: Essential Texts since Plato
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 1996
Number of pages: 740
ISBN-13: 978069103689; 9780691036892
Description: Princeton Readings in Political Thought is one of the most engaging and up-to-date samplers of the standard works of Western political thinking from antiquity through modern times. Organized chronologically, from Thucydides to Foucault, the book brings together forty-four selections of enduring intellectual value - key articles, book excerpts, essays, and speeches - that have shaped our understanding of Western society and politics.

Readers will find this work to be an invaluable reference, and they will enjoy not only the varied selections but also the lucid introductions to each historical era and the brief sketches of each thinker.