Garrett Ward Sheldon Livres

Includes entries on ideas, concepts, people, and movements from the world's political history.

Sheldon (political science, U. of Va.) presents a concise account of major political theories in Western tradition and contemporary ideological debates worldwide. For undergraduate courses. Produced from double-spaced typescript. No index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

A contemporary retelling of "In His Steps", the story that started a movement among today's youth.

The book intricately connects Madison's intellectual growth with his political journey, illustrating how these two aspects shaped his mind. A key focus is on the significant impact of John Witherspoon's Scottish Presbyterian teachings during Madison's time at Princeton, highlighting the interplay between education and political ideology in his formative years.

New York, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt/M., Oxford, Wien. Major Concepts in Politics and Political Theory. Vol. 21. General Editor: Garrett Ward Sheldon. This book is a comparative study of the political theories of Thomas Jefferson, one of the founders of the United States of America, and Kemal Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey. Similarities are found in their imperial settings, wars of national independence, establishment of republics, freedom of religion, public education, and economics. The impact of these two great political thinkers on the West and the Middle East is detailed.

The social, intellectual, and spiritual autobiography of an ordinary man who lived an extraordinary life in becoming an internationally recognized authority on Thomas Jefferson as well as the author of What Would Jesus Do?