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609145
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Anderson, William,1888-1975.
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| Title & Author
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Man's quest for political knowledge : : the study and teaching of politics in ancient times /\ William Anderson.
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| Publication Statement
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Minneapolis :: University of Minnesota Press,, 1964.
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1 online resource (viii, 381 pages)
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| ISBN
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9780816661183
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: 0816661189
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: 9780816656950
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: 0816656959
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-364) and index.
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| Contents
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THE BACKGROUND AND THE BOOK; PART I. THREE ANCIENT LITERATE SOCIETIES OF THE NEAR EAST; 1 Mesopotamia; 2 Egypt; 3 The Israelites; PART II: THE GREEKS OF ANCIENT TIMES; 4 The Delphic Oracle; 5 Pre-Socratic Writers; 6 Socrates' Contemporaries; 7 Socrates and Political Education; 8 Plato and Anti-Politics; 9 Plato's Contemporaries; 10 Aristotle; PART III. THE DECLINE AFTER ARISTOTLE; 11 The Hellenistic Period; 12 The Era of the Roman Empire; EPILOGUE: CONDITIONS FAVORING POLITICAL STUDIES; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Z.
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Considering the importance of political science as an academic subject in our time, it is surprising that more attention has not been given, until now, to the history of political study and teaching. As Professor Anderson?s book makes clear, an understand.
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Political science-- History.
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Political science-- Study and teaching-- History.
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| LC Classification
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JA82.A5 1964eb
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