Quick, accessible, compact guide to understanding key political concepts, with summaries of key political movements and mini-biographies of key political figures, from Plato to Marx. Contents include: Liberty, Justice, Equality, Human rights, Social contract, Democracy, Monarchy, Anarchism, Capitalism, Socialism, Nationalism and Globalisation.

Subtitle from cover. Includes index.

The basics --Concepts --Structures and institutions --Democracy and democratic institutions --Conservatism --Liberalism --Socialism and communism --Anarchism --Authoritarianism and totalitarianism --Nation, race and religion --Gender politics --Ecologism --International politics --The future.