Publication

2000-04-07 - Oxford University Press, USA

Language

English

Word Count

32,000 words, Guess

Page Count

128 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • ISBN-139780192853882
  • Goodreads132895
  • Open LibraryOL7384540M

Description

"In this essay, Kenneth Minogue discusses the development of politics from the ancient world to the twentieth century. He prompts us to consider why political systems evolve, how politics offers both power and order in our society, whether democracy is always a good thing, and what future politics may have in the twenty-first century."--Jacket.

First Sentence

The story is told of how Harun AI Raschid, the caliph of Baghdad, would disguise himself as a beggar in order to discover what his subjects were thinking.

Subjects

Topics

Other Editions

  • Politics: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)Oxford University Press, USA2000-04-07

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