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On Politics (Paperback)
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On Politics (Paperback)
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A magisterial, one-volume history of political thought from
Herodotus to the present, Ancient Athens to modern democracy - from
author and professor Alan Ryan This is a book about the answers
that historians, philosophers, theologians, practising politicians
and would-be revolutionaries have given to one question: how should
human beings best govern themselves? Almost every modern government
claims to be democratic; but is democracy really the best way of
organising our political life? Can we manage our own affairs at
all? Should we even try? In the west, do we actually live in
democracies? In this extraordinary book Alan Ryan engages with the
great thinkers of the past to show us how vividly their ideas speak
to us in today's uncertain world. ALAN RYAN was born in London in
1940 and taught for many years at Oxford, where he was a Fellow of
New College and Reader in Politics. He was Professor of Politics at
Princeton from 1988 to 1996, when he returned to Oxford to become
Warden of New College and Professor of Political Theory until his
retirement in 2009. His previous books include The Philosophy of
John Stuart Mill, Bertrand Russell: A Political Life and John Dewey
and the High Tide of American Liberalism. He is a Fellow of the
British Academy. Reviews of On Politics: 'An engaging and smart
survey of major political thinkers ... Through Ryan [they] speak
directly to the present' Mark Mazower, Prospect 'Ryan's book is a
magnificent piece of work, clear (even when the ideas he's
exploring are obscure) and engaging (even when the theory in the
original is forbidding) ... anyone remotely interested in political
theory will profit from reading or dipping into Ryan's On Politics,
whether this is their first acquaintance with the canon of
political theory or whether they have been "Hobbing and Locking"
for decades ... It's a remarkable experience' Jeremy Waldron, New
York Review of Books 'Ambitiously and elegantly covers two and a
half millennia of political thinking ... despite covering huge
intellectual terrain, [On Politics] a delight both when it explores
detail and also when it draws conclusions of a broader perspective'
Justin Champion, BBC History Magazine 'On Politics is crammed with
smart observations and wise advice' John Keane, Financial Times 'An
impressive achievement' Economist
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