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In this provocative but balanced essay, Kenneth Minogue discusses the development of politics from the ancient world to the twentieth century. He prompts us to consider why political systems evolve, how politics offers both power and order in our society, whether democracy is always a good thing, and what future politics may have in the twenty-first century.

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Kenneth Minogue 伦敦经济学院政治学荣誉退休教授（Emeritus Professor）,所发表论文广泛涉及政治理论诸多领域，已出版著作包括《自由性灵》、《民族主义》、《大学的理念》、《异化的权力：意识形态纯理论》等。