Features
* Surveys major political philosophers of the 20th century.
* Displays a sharp focus and thematic unity not found in most edited volumes.
* Written in a clear and accessible style without over-simplifying or giving a prejudiced account of the thinkers discussed.
* Stress placed on the historical context to which the philosophers were responding.
* Relates individual writers to each other, and treats them in an integrated way against the background of a particular debate.