A Short History of Political Thinking

This volume is a brief study of the general development of political philosophy from the ancient Greeks to the present - Greek city-state, Roman Empire, Roman church, absolute monarchy, democracy, nation-state, and contemporary issues.

Originally published in 1939.

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