Political Theory and Thought

Contents: Preface. 1. Ancient Indian political thought. 2. Greek political thought. 3. European thought. 4. European thought-II. 5. Contemporary political thought. 6. Modern Indian thought. Bibliography. Index.

From the Preface: "Political science studies a comparable range of constitutions: first, the constitution which is best without qualification, i.e., most according to our prayers with no external impediment; second, the constitution that is best under the circumstances for it is probably impossible for many persons to attain the best constitution; third, the constitution which serves the aim a given city-state population happens to have, i.e., the one that is best based on a hypothesis; for [the political scientist] ought to be able to study a given constitution, both how it might originally come to be, and, when it has come to be, in what manner it might be preserved for the longest time.

This book is written for the students of political science and the main political thinkers and their views are also been included in it in comprehensible yet lucid manner. This book will prove its worth among the readers."