ABSTRACT
A general history of political thought is apt to be written from a particular point of view, and students are advised to consult a variety of works in which the material is differently organized. Sir F. Pollock, An Introduction to the History of the Science of Politics 'Macmillan), a brief sketch; G. H. Sabine, A History of Political Theory (Harrap, 3rd edn 1963), a comprehensive chronological account; Masters of Political Thought (Harrap, vol. 1, M. B. Foster [1942], vol. 2, W. T. Jones [1947], vol. 3, L. W. Lancaster [1959], all cl and pb. Vol. 1 is specially valuable and contains extensive quotations from political writers); C. H. McIlwain, The Growth of Political Thought in the West (N.Y., Macmillan, 1932), a study covering the ancient and medieval worlds; C. Vereker, The Development of Political Theory (Hutchinson, 1957), a history of political ideas; F. M. Watkins, The Political Tradition of the West (Harvard U.P.: Oxf., 1948), a study of European political thought.
