The Routledge Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Political Thinkers

This title introduces the reader to contemporary thinkers and through them aims to provide a guide to the ideas that have influenced political activity and thought in the 20th century. Key features of this guide include alphabetically arranged entries which include brief biographies, outlines of major ideas and suggestions for further reading; coverage of Western and Third World political theorists, as well as those who have influenced new movements based on the issues of ethnicity, gender and ecology; and a thematically organized index. The list of political thinkers has been revised and expanded for this edition and includes entries on Berlin, Chomsky, Derrida, and Rorty.