This book challenges us to look at liberal political ideas in a fresh way.

This book examines the processes by which effective royal government was restored in England following the civil war of Stephen's reign.

This book, first published in 2000, provides students with an overview of the main theories of the state found in International Relations.

The key writings of the author of the Declaration of Independence are presented here in a clear and accessible format. The texts are supported by a concise introduction, suggestions for further reading and short biographies.

This unique volume traces the history of the state from its beginnings to the present day.

However, this is the first book to treat the French army under Louis XIV as a living political, social and economic organism, an institution which reflected the dynastic interests and personal concerns of the king and his privileged ...

A significant work of cultural history informed by political thought, Political Culture in the Reign of Elizabeth I offers a wholesale reinterpretation of the political dynamics of the reign of Queen Elizabeth.