Description

Iain Hampsher-Monk’s lucid and accessible history of modern political
thought is the introduction which many have been waiting for, providing
a thorough guide to the ideas and writings of major political thinkers
from Hobbes to Marx (including a full account of The Federalist papers).

The author’s aim throughout is to incorporate the benefits of
modern scholarship of the historical school, with its emphasis on
historical and political circumstances as a key to meaning.

Recognizing that for most students time will not allow detailed study
of the historical and political contexts of particular works,
Hampsher-Monk provides here the background necessary for the reader to
situate