The chapters provide the framework for a presentation of the views of theorists from Plato to Lenin on the character and purpose of political association. Its perusal will, the author hoped, provoke a wider and more intense study of social and political thought; it was not intended to be regarded or used as a substitute for further reading and reflection but as an invitation to prosecute these activities
This book examines the background to political thought, from the earliest to the latest times. This is an attractive and scholarly book, written in a lively style. The author shows that a more scientific approach to political theory is vitally important to the whole future of mankind
