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An easy to use A-Z guide to the ideas, lives and works of some of the most influential thinkers in political thought, this is essential reading for politics and philosophy studentsUp-to-date summaries of some of the most influential and controversial thinkers, from the ancient world to the present day, including new essays on such figures as Frantz Fanon and CiceroThe current edition of Fifty Major Political Thinkers has sold 4,465 copies since 2003Includes an alphabetical table of contents and guides to further reading for those looking to take their studies further

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.