<P><EM>Fifty Major Political Thinkers </EM>introduces the lives and ideas of some of the most influential figures in Western political thought, from ancient Greece to the present day. The entries provide a fascinating introduction to the major figures and schools of thought that have shaped contemporary politics, including:</P><UL><LI>Aristotle</LI><LI>Simone de Beauvoir</LI><LI>Michel Foucault</LI><LI>Mohandas Gandhi</LI><LI>Jurgen Habermas</LI><LI>Machiavelli</LI><LI>Karl Marx</LI><LI>Thomas Paine</LI><LI>Jean-Jacques Rousseau</LI><LI>Mary Wollstonecraft.</LI></UL><P>Fully cross-referenced and including a glossary of theoretical terms, this wide-ranging and accessible book is essential reading for anyone with an interest in the evolution and history of contemporary political thought.</P>