Stuart, QC Isaacs & Chris (Institute of Technology, Sligo, Ireland) Sparks 
Political Theorists in Context [PDF ebook] 

Focusing on the historical context in which political theorists have developed their thinking, this textbook provides an invaluable introduction to students of political thought. The authors address a series of canonical major thinkers in the context of three world-changing epochs: the English, French and Industrial revolutions. The theorists » ideas are assessed with reference to the politics of their time and show how they responded to, or interacted with, the political events and issues of their day.