This smart handbook gathers, in a concise and accessible format, a wealth of insight and information on 50 of the most vital political thinkers of all time and 10 major movements that have fundamentally changed the way people live. Rediscover the key thoughts and actions of Lenin, Mao, Guevara, and Washington. Consider the founders of empires and dictatorships with Genghis Khan, Queen Victoria, Hitler, and Napoleon. Review the great leaps in political thought with the words and works of Hobbes, Rousseau, Marx, and Fukuyama. Understand the thinking of the idealists in pursuit of political justice from Cromwell and Lincoln to Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. Everything about the complex issues and great personalities that have shaped the path of history is expertly packed into this pocketful of knowledge.