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Title:
Politics : a very short introduction / Kenneth Minogue.
Author:
Minogue, Kenneth R., 1930-
Publication Information:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
Call Number:
JA66 .M55 2000
ISBN:
9780192853882
Series:
Very short introductions

Very short introductions.
Physical Description:
118 p. ; 18 cm.
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Originally published: 1995.
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Contents:
Why despots don't belong in politics. -- The classical Greeks: how to be a citizen. -- The Romans: the real meaning of patriotism. -- Christianity and the rise of the individual. -- Constructing the modern state. -- How to analyse a modern society. -- Relations between states: how to balance power. -- The experience of politics I: how to be an activist. -- The experience of politics II: parties and doctrines. -- The experience of politics III: justice, freedom, and democracy. -- Studying politics scientifically. -- Ideology challenges politics. -- Can politics survive the twenty-first century?
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