This book explores a little-noticed tradition in the history of European political thought. From Plato to Aristotle to Tacitus and Machiavelli, and from Tocqueville to Max Weber and Hannah Arendt, political thinkers have examined the tyrannies of their times and have wondered how these tyrannies come about, how they work, and how they might be defeated. In examining this perennial problem of tyranny, Roger Boesche looks at how these thinkers borrowed from the past--thus entering into an established dialogue--to analyze the ...
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This book explores a little-noticed tradition in the history of European political thought. From Plato to Aristotle to Tacitus and Machiavelli, and from Tocqueville to Max Weber and Hannah Arendt, political thinkers have examined the tyrannies of their times and have wondered how these tyrannies come about, how they work, and how they might be defeated. In examining this perennial problem of tyranny, Roger Boesche looks at how these thinkers borrowed from the past--thus entering into an established dialogue--to analyze the present. Although obviously tyrannies are not identical over time (Hitler certainly did not rule as Nero), we can learn partial lessons from past thinkers that can help us to better understand twentieth-century tyrannies.
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New. 0271014571. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** – – *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened-DESCRIPTION: This book explores a little-noticed tradition in the history of European political thought. From Plato and Aristotle to Tacitus and Machiavelli, and from Tocqueville to Max Weber and Hannah Arendt, political thinkers have examined the tyrannies of their times and have wondered how these tyrannies come about, how they work, and how they might be defeated. In examining this perennial problem of tyranny, Roger Boesche looks at how these thinkers borrowed from the past-thus entering into an established dialogue-to analyze the present. Although obviously tyrannies are not identical over time (Hitler certainly did not rule as did Nero), we can learn partial lessons from past thinkers that can help us to understand twentieth-century tyrannies better. * * TABLE OF CONTENTS: Preface * Introduction * Chpt. 1 Plato: The Political Psychology of Tyranny 25 * Chpt. 2 Aristotle: Tyranny as Unnatural 49 * Chpt. 3 Tacitus: Tyranny as a Politics of Pretense 85 * Chpt. 4 Machiavelli: Defeating Princely Tyrannies 111 * Chpt. 5 Montesquieu's Two Theories of Despotism: Fearing Monarchs and Merchants 167 * Chpt. 6 Tocqueville: The Pleasures of Servitude 201 * Chpt. 7 Marx: Despotism of Class and Workplace 237 * Chpt. 8 Freud: The Reproduction of Tyranny 285 * Chpt. 9 Weber: The Inevitability of Bureaucratic Domination 327 * Chpt. 10 Fromm, Neumann, and Arendt: Three Early Interpretations of Nazi Germany 381 * Conclusion: Thinking About Tyranny 455 * Afterword p. 473 * Index p. 477--with a bonus offer--
