Citizens and Statesmen: A Study of Aristotle's Politics

All of us who teach the ^RPolitics^I, no matter how many or how few times we have done it before, will teach the books better and with more pleasure having read Nichols. ^RCitizens and Statesmen^I is a marvel of close reading combined with clarity and consummate accessibility. ― American Political Science Review

A clear, thoughtful, and serious treatment of one of the truly fundamental texts of political philosophy.dddddd — Richard H. Cox, SUNY, Buffalo

By far the best book-length study of the ^RPolitics^I available in English. — Stephen Salkever, Bryn Mawr College

…remarkably successful at showing how Aristotle’s thought sheds light on contemporary concerns without distorting either. — Delba Winthrop, Harvard University

…excellent… It is the rare combination of responsibility to detail and broad comprehension that makes the book such a delight. …of great value. ― Ancient Philosophy

A clear, thoughtful, and serious treatment of one of the truly fundamental texts of political philosophy.dd — Richard H. Cox, SUNY, Buffalo

Writing in a lucid, graceful prose, [Nichols] offers an original interpretation grounded in a close reading of the text. ― Midwest Book Review