PRODUCT OVERVIEW
- ISBN 9781465494269
- Categories BX, BXOS, History, LOCATION_B_NF, NF HIS, Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction: Humanities, TOP
- Author(s) Dk
- Publisher Dorling Kindersley Ltd
- Pages 208
- Format Trade Paperback
- Dimensions 13cm x 1.6cm x 19.7cm
- Weight 0.187 kg
product description
Discover more than 60 of history's most important political ideas, movements, and events with this essential pocket-sized introduction to the subject.
From the origins of democracy to Machiavelli's cunning statecraft, Rousseau's "social contract" to the American Declaration of Independence, Marxist communism, the dawn of populism, and identity politics, The Little Book of Politics examines the philosophies behind the different political beliefs and methods of government used around the world over the course of human history. Packed with infographics and flowcharts that explain complex concepts in a simple but exciting way, this book is the perfect pocket-sized introduction to politics and political thought.
One of a series of new, compact sister titles to DK's "Big Ideas" series, The Little Book of Politics offers you the same combination of clear text and hardworking infographics in a portable format that is perfect for vacation reading.