Description: "The best single-volume introduction to the political theory and history of republicanism ever written"--
Review Quotes: �A wonderfully clear and wide-ranging survey of republican ideas. Essential reading for intellectual historians, political theorists, as well as anyone interested in the practical relevance of inspiring political ideas.�
Cecile Laborde, University of Oxford
�Remarkably wide-ranging, consistently lucid and intelligent, and grounded in a deep understanding, this is the indispensable introduction.�
Jonathan Scott, The University of Auckland