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Author: Ferdinand Mount

ISBN: 978-1471156007

Price: Rs. 769.00 • ✓ 100% Genuine Publisher Edition

Book Overview

Ferdinand mount has been fascinated by the great thinkers and politicians who have shaped human history over the past two millenniain this fascinating, and provocative book, he examines the proposals for a political theory from a number of widely different historical figures. Twelve key people, from the great orator and statesman of ancient Greece (Pericles) to the inspiration of the founding of the state of Pakistan (Muhammad Iqbal) we take a colorful and rip-roaring journey through the historical figures who have both inspired and provoked mount in equal measure. The lives of men such as Jesus Christ, Rousseau, Adam smith, Edmund burke, and Thomas Jefferson are discussed and comparisons are drawn between the various approaches each figure promoted in their works ¡ … œ whether philosophical, or political theories. For those wishing to be guided by mount choices and be swept along by his brilliantly erudite prose, this will be a particular enjoyable read. Lots of colour, humour and passion governed all these people careers and mount brings them to life like no one else can.

Browse this title within our Autobiography collection. Edition details: Images in this review, English, 448 pages. Reference ISBN: 978-1471156007.

About the Author

Ferdinand Mount was born in 1939. For many years he was a columnist at the Spectator and then the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Times. In between, he was head of the Downing Street Policy Unit and then editor of the Times Literary Supplement. He is now a prize-winning novelist, author of the bestselling memoir Cold Cream, the controversial The New Few and the bestselling The Tears of the Rajas. He lives in London.

Why Readers Pick This Edition

• You’ll love this book if you enjoy big ideas told with wit and clarity. Ferdinand Mount takes you on a lively journey through twelve towering figures—from Pericles to Muhammad Iqbal—showing how their ideas still shape politics and society today. You don’t need to be an academic to enjoy it; Mount’s elegant, humorous prose makes complex political and philosophical theories feel accessible, human, and surprisingly entertaining. It’s a smart, thought‑provoking read that leaves you seeing modern debates in a whole new light.
• Published by Simon & Schuster.
• Language: English.
• Page count: 448.

Catalog Description

Ferdinand mount has been fascinated by the great thinkers and politicians who have shaped human history over the past two millenniain this fascinating, and provocative book, he examines the proposals for a political theory from a number of widely different historical figures. Twelve key people, from the great orator and statesman of ancient Greece (Pericles) to the inspiration of the founding of the state of Pakistan (Muhammad Iqbal) we take a colorful and rip-roaring journey through the historical figures who have both inspired and provoked mount in equal measure. The lives of men such as Jesus Christ, Rousseau, Adam smith, Edmund burke, and Thomas Jefferson are discussed and comparisons...

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