Understanding the Political World
A Comparative Introduction to Political Science
4th Edition
Published on 2. January 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
576 pages
978-0-8013-1852-8 (ISBN)
Description
Provides a current, comprehensive and accessible introduction to political science that helps students to understand the puzzles of contemporary politics. Provides a comparative introduction to the political world, covering the full range of politics, starting with individuals and their beliefs, continuing through groups and parties and structures and actions of states, and ending with the nature of the international system. A clearly defined comparative framework stresses today's global independence.
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Edition
4th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 185 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
760 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8013-1852-8 (9780801318528)
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Content
I. ON KNOWING THE POLITICAL WORLD. 1. Politics and Knowledge. II. POLITICAL BEHAVIOR. 2. Political Beliefs. 3. Political Actions. 4. Influences on Beliefs and Actions. III. POLITICAL SYSTEMS. 5. States and Nations. 6. Political Institutions I: Structures. 7. Political Institutions II: Institutional Arrangements. 8. Political Economy. IV. POLITICAL PROCESSES. 9. Politics as a Value Allocation Process. 10. Political Communication. 11. Change and Political Development. 12. Political Violence. V. POLITICS AMONG STATES. 13. Politics Between States. 14. The More Developed Countries in the Post Cold-War World. 15. The Transitional Developed Countries in the Post Cold-War World. 16. The Developing Countries in the Post Cold-War World. 17. The Last : Looking Backward, Looking Forward.