Politics: A Very Short Introduction - Couverture souple

Minogue, Kenneth

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0192853880 ISBN 13 : 9780192853882

Editeur : Oxford University Press, 2000

Synopsis

In this provocative but balanced essay, Kenneth Minogue discusses the development of politics from the ancient world to the twentieth century. He prompts us to consider why political systems evolve, how politics offers both power and order in our society, whether democracy is always a good thing, and what future politics may have in the twenty-first century.

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A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Kenneth Minogue, formerly Professor of Political Science at the London School of Economics, and author of a number of books, including he Liberal Mind (1961), Nationalsim (1967), and Alien Powers: The Pure Theory of Idealogy (1985), as well as academic essays on a great range of problems in political theory.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0192853880
• ISBN 13: 9780192853882
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 128
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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