JOHN MORROW is Professor of Political Studies and Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the University of Auckland, New Zealand.

• IntroductionPART I THE ENDS OF POLITICS1. Politics and Order2. Politics and Virtue3. Politics and Freedom4. Freedom, Politics and Sociability5. Politics, Happiness and WelfarePART II THE LOCATION OF POLITICAL AUTHORITY: WHO SHOULD RULE?6. Rule by a Single Person7. The Rule of the Few8. The Rule of the ManyPART III THE EXERCISE OF POLITICAL AUTHORITY9. The Sanctions of ‘Nature’10. Mixed Government, Balanced Constitutions and the Separation of Powers11. Absolute Government12. The Rule of Law and Rule-Bound OrdersPART IV CHALLENGING POLITICAL AUTHORITY13. Resisting Unjust Rulers14. Revolutionary Political Thought15. Theories of Civil Disobedience and Non-Violent Resistance to Political AuthorityEpilogue: Post-modernism and Post-colonialism.

This new edition is a welcome presence in the market for textbook introductions to Western political thought. It is clear, comprehensive, and broad – the kind of book that covers all the bases. It is a reliable one-stop-shop of Western political ideas that any student of the subject will be able to access.

JOHN MORROW is Professor of Political Studies and Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the University of Auckland, New Zealand.

• IntroductionPART I THE ENDS OF POLITICS1. Politics and Order2. Politics and Virtue3. Politics and Freedom4. Freedom, Politics and Sociability5. Politics, Happiness and WelfarePART II THE LOCATION OF POLITICAL AUTHORITY: WHO SHOULD RULE?6. Rule by a Single Person7. The Rule of the Few8. The Rule of the ManyPART III THE EXERCISE OF POLITICAL AUTHORITY9. The Sanctions of ‘Nature’10. Mixed Government, Balanced Constitutions and the Separation of Powers11. Absolute Government12. The Rule of Law and Rule-Bound OrdersPART IV CHALLENGING POLITICAL AUTHORITY13. Resisting Unjust Rulers14. Revolutionary Political Thought15. Theories of Civil Disobedience and Non-Violent Resistance to Political AuthorityEpilogue: Post-modernism and Post-colonialism.

This new edition is a welcome presence in the market for textbook introductions to Western political thought. It is clear, comprehensive, and broad – the kind of book that covers all the bases. It is a reliable one-stop-shop of Western political ideas that any student of the subject will be able to access.

JOHN MORROW is Professor of Political Studies and Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the University of Auckland, New Zealand.

• IntroductionPART I THE ENDS OF POLITICS1. Politics and Order2. Politics and Virtue3. Politics and Freedom4. Freedom, Politics and Sociability5. Politics, Happiness and WelfarePART II THE LOCATION OF POLITICAL AUTHORITY: WHO SHOULD RULE?6. Rule by a Single Person7. The Rule of the Few8. The Rule of the ManyPART III THE EXERCISE OF POLITICAL AUTHORITY9. The Sanctions of ‘Nature’10. Mixed Government, Balanced Constitutions and the Separation of Powers11. Absolute Government12. The Rule of Law and Rule-Bound OrdersPART IV CHALLENGING POLITICAL AUTHORITY13. Resisting Unjust Rulers14. Revolutionary Political Thought15. Theories of Civil Disobedience and Non-Violent Resistance to Political AuthorityEpilogue: Post-modernism and Post-colonialism.

This new edition is a welcome presence in the market for textbook introductions to Western political thought. It is clear, comprehensive, and broad – the kind of book that covers all the bases. It is a reliable one-stop-shop of Western political ideas that any student of the subject will be able to access.