Machiavelli to Marx: Modern Western Political Thought

By Dante L. Germino

Book Overview

According to conventional periodization, a profound break in the continuity of Western political theory occurred around 1500 and marked the beginning of "modern" political thought. In Machiavelli to Marx Dante Germino examines the scholars of this period whose works he feels have made significant new approaches to the critical understanding of our world and, consequently, to the problems of our time. Beginning with Machiavelli, the author covers major political philosophers such as Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, and Burke and gives lucid, perceptive accounts of what they thought and taught about politics. He discusses utilitarianism, liberalism, scientism, and messianic nationalism through the writings of such influential thinkers as Bentham, Spencer, Saint-Simon, and Fichte and concludes with three of the foremost political philosophers of the nineteenth century--Fourier, Proudhon, and Marx.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226288501
• ISBN13: 9780226288505
• Release Date: April 1979
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Classical Text-Book

This book is a classical text book, on the sources of 20th century political thought. The book should be a companion of every political theory and philosophy undergrad, and will refresh those tired minds of post-grads. The book is recommended reading in political theory.