Research Catalog

Title

A world history of ancient political thought / Antony Black.

Author

Black, Antony.

Publication

Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.

Supplementary Content

Table of contents

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Description

xi, 260 p.; 25 cm

Summary

This text examines the political thought of China, Greece, Israel, Rome, India, Iran, Egypt, Mesopotamia, and also early Christianity. Each of these had its own priorities, based on a religious and philosophical perspective. This led to different ideas about who should govern, how to govern, and what government was for.

Alternative Title

• History of ancient political thought
• Ancient political thought

Subjects

• Political science > Philosophy
• State, The > Origin
• Civilization, Ancient > Political aspects
• World politics > To 1900
• Political science > History

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 240-254) and index.

Contents

Early communities and states -- Egypt -- Mesoptamia, Assyria, Babylon -- Iran -- Israel -- India -- China -- The Greeks -- Rome -- Graeco-Roman humanism -- The Kingdom of Heaven and the Church of Christ -- Themes : similarities and differences between cultures -- General conclusion.

Call Number

JC51

ISBN

• 9780199281695 (acid-free paper)
• 0199281696 (acid-free paper)

LCCN

2009921238

OCLC

244417452

Author

Black, Antony.

Title

A world history of ancient political thought / Antony Black.

Imprint

Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (p. 240-254) and index.

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Table of contents

Indexed Term

Civilization, Ancient Political aspects

Political science Philosophy

State, The Origin

World politics To 1900

Other Form:

Online version: Black, Antony. World history of ancient political thought. Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009 (OCoLC)653412065

Research Call Number

*R-RMRR JC51 .B65 2009