Politics and Power: Who Should RuleTerry Hoy "An anthology of major writings that convey the different concepts of political authority put forward by rulers and theorists of the past 2,000 years. The continuing question of who can legitimately assume power among people has been dealt with by philosophers and religious leaders, by monarchs and revolutionaries, by observers and practitioners, by pioneers of American democracy and modern advocates of Fascism and Marxism. This book enables the reader to see comparisons and contrasts in a wide variety of political theories by presenting the basic texts of the great political theorists"--Book jacket. |
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The Rule of the Wise | 1 |
The Principle of Theocracy | 30 |
The Divine Right of Kings | 51 |
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