Comparative Political Philosophy - Studies under the Upas Tree

Comparative Political Philosophy: Studies Under the Upas Tree examines four major traditions of political philosophy and discusses similarities in their key ideas and assumptions. An intellectually daring enterprise, this fascinating volume focuses on key texts from Chinese, Indian, Western and Islamic political philosophy.

List of contents

Chapter 1 Introduction to the Second Edition Chapter 2 The Comparative Study of Political Philosophy Chapter 3 Classical Western Political Philosophy Chapter 4 Modern Western Political Philosophy Chapter 5 Law and Society in Confucian Thought Chapter 6 Mao Zedong and His Political Thought Chapter 7 What Good is Democracy? The Alternatives in China and the West Chapter 8 Of Artha and the Arthasastra Chapter 9 Mahatma Gandhi's Critique of Modernity Chapter 10 Farabi and Greek Political Philosophy Chapter 11 Khomeini's Doctrine of Legitimacy

About the author

Edited by Anthony J. Parel and Ronald C. Keith - Contributions by Barry Cooper; Anthony Parel; K J. Shah; Majid Tehranian and Robert X. Ware

Product details

• Assisted by: Ronald C. Keith (Editor), Anthony J. Parel (Editor)
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.04.2003
• EAN: 9780739106105
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-0610-5
• No. of pages: 294
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 418 g
• Series: Global Encounters: Studies in Comparative Political Theory
• Subject: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works