Ian Adams & R.W. (Formerly of University of Durham, UK) Dyson 
Fifty Major Political Thinkers [EPUB ebook] 

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.