A Social History of Western Political Thought

by Ellen Meiksins Wood

A sweeping and nuanced materialist history of Western political thought

In this groundbreaking work, Ellen Meiksins Wood rewrites the history of political theory, from Plato to Rousseau. Treating canonical thinkers as passionately engaged human beings, Wood examines their ideas not simply in the context of political languages but as creative responses to the social relations and conflicts of their time and place.

She identifies...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1839766093
• ISBN13: 9781839766091
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: Verso
• Length: 592 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.3" x 8.2"