The Broadview Anthology of Social and Political Thought: From Machiavelli to Nietzsche – Modified eBook Edition

Download or read book The Broadview Anthology of Social and Political Thought: From Machiavelli to Nietzsche – Modified eBook Edition written by Andrew Bailey and published by Broadview Press. This book was released on 2020-12-10 with total page 685 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This modified eBook version of The Broadview Anthology of Social and Political Thought: From Machiavelli to Nietzsche includes 90% of the material available in the print version. This volume contains many of the most important texts in western political and social thought from the sixteenth to the end of the nineteenth century. A number of key works, including Machiavelli’s The Prince, Locke’s Second Treatise, and Rousseau’s The Social Contract, are included in their entirety. Alongside these central readings are a diverse range of texts from authors such as Mary Wollstonecraft, Sojourner Truth, and Henry David Thoreau. The editors have made every effort to include translations that are both readable and reliable. Each selection has been painstakingly annotated, and each figure is given a substantial introduction highlighting his or her major contributions within the tradition. The result is a ground-breaking anthology with unparalleled pedagogical benefits.