Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-138) and index.
Contents
The study of politics: scientific and philosophical approaches -- Political science: from antiquity to the early 20th century -- Political science: from the mid-20th century to the present -- POlitical philosophy: from antiquity to the end of the middle ages -- Political philosophy: from the Italian renaissance to the end of the 18th century -- Political philosophy: the 19th century -- Political philosophy: from the 20th century to the present.
Summary
Readers will chronicle the history and development of both fields and introduces readers to the major thinkers--including Aristotle, Machiavelli, and Weber--whose works have informed the study of politics the world over. --from publisher description
