This book examines the political thought of China, Greece, Israel, Rome, India, Iran, Egypt, Mesopotamia, and also early Christianity. Each of these had its own priorities, based on a religious and philosophical perspective. This led to different ideas about who should govern, how to govern, and what government was for.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- Glossary
- Abbreviations
- Time chart
- Introduction
- 1.: Early Communities and States
- 2.: Egypt
- 3.: Mesopotamia, Assyria, Babylon
- 4.: Iran
- 5.: Israel
- 6.: India
- 7.: China
- 8.: The Greeks
- 9.: Rome
- 10.: Greco-Roman Humanism
- 11.: The Kingdom of heaven and the church of Christ
- 12.: Themes: similarities and differences between cultures
- 13.: Conclusion
- Index