This collection presents 100 key readings that address the contested philosophical assumptions and competing principles of politics. Contributions include writings from the founders of the major ideological perspectives of the 19th and 20th Centuries, to the most important political theorists and philosophers of the modern world.
Utilizing 100 key readings, The Political Theory Reader explores the rich tradition of ideas that shape the way we live and the great issues in political theory today.

• Allows students to see how competing ideological viewpoints think about the same political issues
  
• Provides readers with direct access to authors covered in the From Ideologies to Public Philosophies text
  
• Facilitates discussions by having readings arranged thematically throughout text
  
• Extracts of works specifically chosen to focus on topics central to issues covered in chapters.