Basics of Political Thought

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About the book

The book ‘Basics of Political Thought’ includes the core concepts like Meaning, Nature and Approaches to Political Theory, sophist political philosophy Socrates and his concept of knowledge and his paradoxes Plato’s idea of ideal state, Aristotle’s classification of government, Church-state controversy, Machiavelli’s views on statecraft, Social contract theories of Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau’s General Will, Karl Marx’s idea of capitalism, communism, dialectical and historical materialism, J S Mill on liberty and representation. Rawlsian concept of justice, Shantiparva, Kautilya, Buddhist shastras, Gandhi Ambedkar, Syed Ahmad Khan, MN Roy, Cultural Nationalism etc.

About the Author

Bhup Singh Gaur, MA, M. Phil, NET, Public Administration And Sociology, Head and Department of Sociology, Dronacharya Govt College Gurugram, Haryana, India, Ex President NWISA, convenor RC21 Political Sociology, ISS, Editor Newsletter TG03, ISA. He has written four books, presented papers and invited as a guest speaker in international and national Conferences and workshops. His areas of Research are Political sociology, Dalit studies, Media and Sociology of Health.