Citizens to Lords: A Social History of Western Political Thought from Antiquity

Description: Citizens to Lords by Ellen Meiksins Wood Ellen Meiksins Woods innovative social historyA" explores the ideas of canonical thinkers, from Socrates to Aquinas, as deeply engaged responses to the social conditions and conflicts of their time and place. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In this groundbreaking work, Ellen Meiksins Wood rewrites the history of political theory. She traces the development of the Western tradition from classical antiquity through to the Middle Ages in the perspective of social history-a significant departure not only from the standard abstract history of ideas but also from other contextual methods.Treating canonical thinkers as passionately engaged human beings, Wood examines their ideas not simply in the context of political languages but as creative responses to the social relations and conflicts of their time and place. She identifies a distinctive relation between property and state in Western history and shows how the canon, while largely the work of members or clients of dominant classes, was shaped by complex interactions among proprietors, labourers and states. Western political theory, Wodd argues, owes much of its vigour, and also many ambiguities, to these complex and often contradictory relations.From the Ancient Greek polis of Plato, Aristotle, Aeschylus and Sophocles, through the Roman Republic of Cicero and the Empire of St Paul and St Augustine, to the medieval world of Averroes, Thomas Aquinas and William of Ockham, Citizens to Lords offers a rich, dynamic exploration of thinkers and ideas that have indelibly stamped our modern world. Notes A groundbreaking new perspective on the history of Western political thought. Author Biography Ellen Meiksins Wood (1942-2016), for many years Professor of Political Science at York University, Toronto, was the author of many books, including Democracy Against Capitalism, The Pristine Culture of Capitalism, The Origin of Capitalism, Peasant-Citizen and Slave, Citizens to Lords, Empire of Capital and Liberty and Property. Review Few historians of comparative political thought are in the same league as Ellen Wood, who surveys the whole sweep of ancient and medieval thinkers with equal magisterial brilliance of insight. -- Paul CartledgeA challenging analysis, which successfully integrates theory with historical changes. The clarity of the writing makes her account readily accessible to any reader ready to engage a fresh approach to the history of political theory. -- Sheldon Wolin Promotional A major new history of Western political thought as it evolved through conflict and communities Review Text eoeFew historians of comparative political thought are in the same league as Ellen Wood, who surveys the whole sweep of ancient and medieval thinkers with equal magisterial brilliance of insight.e Review Quote "Few historians of comparative political thought are in the same league as Ellen Wood, who surveys the whole sweep of ancient and medieval thinkers with equal magisterial brilliance of insight."-Professor Paul Cartledge, University of Cambridge "A challenging analysis, which successfully integrates theory with historical changes. The clarity of the writing makes her account readily accessible to any reader ready to engage a fresh approach to the history of political theory."-Sheldon Wolin "Meiksins Wood is a rare breed-an academic with the soul of a storyteller. Highly recommended."- Morning Star "Immensely impressive, bold and erudite ... Meiksins Woods conclusions are undeniably nuanced, challenging and important ... This book ought to be compulsory reading for us all."- Times Higher Education Supplement Details ISBN1844677060 Year 2011 ISBN-10 1844677060 ISBN-13 9781844677061 Media Book Format Paperback Short Title CITIZENS TO LORDS Language English Imprint Verso Books Subtitle A Social History of Western Political Thought from Antiquity to the Late Middle Ages Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom NZ Release Date 2011-08-01 UK Release Date 2011-08-01 Author Ellen Meiksins Wood Publication Date 2011-08-01 Pages 256 Publisher Verso Books Replaces 9781844672431 DEWEY 320.01 Audience General AU Release Date 2011-07-20 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:36828262;

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