TY - BOOK AU - Spellman,W.M. TI - A short history of western political thought SN - 9780230545595 PY - 2011/// CY - Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire PB - Palgrave MacMillan KW - Political science KW - History KW - Philosophy KW - Civilization, Western N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - 'This book provides a highly accessible narrative survey of political thought over the past two millenia. Exploring many key ideas in the Western tradition, it begins with the classic political thought of the ancient Greeks, it moves through the medieval and early Christian views of politics, and concludes by exploring the modern re-interpretation of political life'--Provided by publisher; 'This book provides a highly accessible narrative survey of political thought over the past two millenia. Exploring many key ideas in the Western tradition, it begins with the classic political thought of the ancient Greeks, it moves through the medieval and early Christian views of politics, and concludes by exploring the modern re-interpretation of political life'--Provided by publisher ER -