{"product_id":"rulers-and-ruled-irving-m-zeitlin-9780802078773","title":"Rulers and Ruled: An Introduction to Classical Political Theory","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book illuminates several timeless principles of political philosophy that have come down to us through the ages in the writings of Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Montesquieu, Rousseau, and the authors of the Federalist Papers, Madison, Hamilton, and Jay. Among these principles are the following: that a good society is based on law; that a good constitution balances social classes against each other; that a mixed constitution is best for this purpose; that popular sovereignty is the best foundation for a just and stable constitution; and that representative government is best for a large, complex society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this valuable and accessibly written guide to the fundamentals of political thought, Irving Zeitlin shows that certain thinkers have given us insights that rise above historical context - 'trans-historical principles' that can provide the political scientist with an element of foresight, an ability not to predict events but to anticipate a certain range of possibilities. While the historian studies unique and unrepeatable circumstances such as those, for example, that gave rise to Julius Caesar, the political theorist, using these trans-historical principles, recognizes the conditions that can lead to Caesarism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZeitlin draws on an unusual depth of knowledge, offering a lucid, interesting, and memorable summation of his chosen classic texts, in a work that will appeal strongly to his intended audience at the undergraduate level.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Irving M. Zeitlin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 080207877X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802078773\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/16\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.97h x 5.98w x 0.69d","brand":"Irving M. Zeitlin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44074483941631,"sku":"9780802078773","price":37.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e4b6312b-f046-40fe-8b41-43e78acd0e73.jpg?v=1685454007","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rulers-and-ruled-irving-m-zeitlin-9780802078773","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}