This is a comprehensive college textbook on political theory by four internationally acclaimed academic authors, Zviad Kliment Lazarashvili Ph.D., Chieke E. Ihejirika Ph.D., Gari T. Chapidze Ph.D. and George P. Stasen, Ph.D. An excellent textbook on political theory and political economy for both undergraduate and graduate students. It contains detailed theories of 24 philosophers: Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Philo, Marcus Aurelius, St. Augustine, Aquinas, Averroes, Machiavelli, Thomas More, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Adam Smith, Marx, Kant, Mill, Henry David Thoreau, St. Ilia Chavchavadze, Confucius, Lao Tzu, MLK Jr., Hannah Arendt, John Rawls, Leo Tolstoy and Anton Makarenko. Authors present the development of political theory in a historical perspective: from Hellenist era to Theocratic philosophers, from Social Contract Theorists to Political Economists, from Rational Idealists to Humanists, from Oriental Political Thinkers to American Civil Rights Movement and European Realists. The book contains a chapter on Traditional Africanism: the case of Igbo Political Philosophy. Extensive Reference includes Magna Carta, The Declaration of Independence, The US Constitution and the Gettysburg Address - complete and unabridged versions. In 2011 the book was recognized by Gogebashvili Society in Europe (pedagogical academic society) and the authors were awarded Gogebashvili Medal and Prize for "pioneering accomplishments in pedagogy." Dr. Lazarashvili is an internationally acclaimed author. In 2011 he was recognized by the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and he was awarded Plato Gold Medal for his contributions to philosophy. This is the third edition which contains more detailed explanatory notes and introduction.