Reading Political Philosophy

This clear and thorough introduction provides students with the skills necessary to understand the main thinkers, texts and arguments of political philosophy and thought. Each chapter comprises a brief overview of a major political thinker, followed by an introduction to one or more of their most influential works and an introduction to key secondary readingsKey features include* exercise* reading note* guides for further readinThe book introduces and assesses: Machiavelli's Prince; Hobbes' Leviathan; Locke's Second Treatise on Government; Rousseau's Social Contract; Marx and Engels' German Ideology(Part 1); Mill's On Liberty and The Subjection of Women. Reading Political Philosophyrequires no previous knowledge of philosophy or politics and is ideal for newcomers to political philosophy and political thought.