50 politics classics
Description
New from the award winning 50 Classics series the most influential ideas that shaped the political agenda are brought to life. From the great thinkers in political philosophy such as Aristotle, Hobbes, Locke, Montesquieu and Machiavelli, to the practitioners of power and influence including Lincoln, Mao, Churchill, Kennedy, Gandhi, Thatcher and Mandela. Who came up with the term 'soft power'? What is the 'clash of civilizations'? Do we now live in a 'post- American world'? 50 Politics Classics provides answers, with 4 to 5 page commentaries on each title including representative quotes and author biographies. 50 Politics Classics provides the perfect entry point to the field to the books, speeches and pamphlets that really changed minds and changed the world in the process and provides balanced and objective treatment of the most influential ideas at a time of great political upheaval worldwide.