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Author Profile

A. Thyagraj, Asst. Professor, did his M.A., Political Science from Amaravati University and M.A. in Public Administration also, Ph.D is a former Member of IIPA Regional Branch, teaching the subject for last seventeen years. He has been pioneer in organizing seminars and symposias in his college. He has attended six national and two international level seminars and preented research papers, three and one in respective seminars. He has published his more than ten articles pertaining to changing nature of administration and foreign policies in changing perspective across the world.

About The Book

Western political thought is an extremely important subject of study both for university as well as for competitive examinations. It is equally important for all those interested in politics. The present book provides general history necessary for the comprehension of political philosophers relating their works and contributions to the western political thought. The book traverses political thought down from antiquity, the middle ages through the renaissance to the modern period in a lucid manner. This book is an introduction to western political thoughts, spanning from the ancient to the modern times. It aims to give students the opportunity to study a range of thinkers who are considered to be key in the 'canon' of western political thought. The book carries out comprehensive treatment about Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Machiavelli, Karl Marx.There have been efforts on the part of author to use very easy and simple language.

Table of Contents

Preface 1. Introduction 2. Western Political Traditions 3. Plato 4. Aristotle 5. Machiavelli, Niccolo 6. Thomas Hobbes 7. Locke, John 8. Rousseau, JeanJacques 9. Rawls's Political Thought Bibliography Index