TY - BOOK AU - Adams,Ian AU - Dyson,R.W TI - Fifty great political thinkers SN - 9780415228114 U1 - 320.0922 PY - 2007/// CY - London PB - Routledge KW - Political science KW - Political scientists N2 - Fifty Major Political Thinkers introduces the lives and ideas of some of the most influential figures in Western political thought, from ancient Greece to the present day. The entries provide a fascinating introduction to the major figures and schools of thought that have shaped contemporary politics, including: Aristotle Simone de Beauvoir Michel Foucault Mohandas Gandhi Jurgen Habermas Machiavelli Karl Marx Thomas Paine Jean-Jacques Rousseau Mary Wollstonecraft. Fully cross-referenced and including a glossary of theoretical terms, this wide-ranging and accessible book is essential reading for anyone with an interest in the evolution and history of contemporary political thought. (http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415228114/) ER -