Polis Nation Global Community 1st Ann Ward by Ann Ward 9780367630126, 9780367703066, 9781003145608, 0367630125, 0367703068, 1003145604 instant download after payment.

This book examines the basic tenets of nation, nationalism and citizenship. It explores the relevance of the nation-state to human freedom and flourishing, as well as the concept of citizenship that it implies, in contrast to that of the ancient polis and the 'global community'. The volume focuses on the shifting notions of various political concepts over time to present a systematic understanding of core poltical concepts like polis, nation and state from antiquity to the present. It includes contributions that analyze ancient and modern thought, and sections that address post-modern and contemporary thinkers, including Aristotle, Cicero, Hobbes, Locke Rousseau, de Tocqueville, Nietzsche, Arendt, Weil, Grant, Manent. A comprehensive handbook to introductory politics, this book will be invaluable to students and teachers of political science, especially political theory, political philosophy, democracy, political participation, and international relations theory.