Comparative Politics
Nations and Theories in a Changing World
3rd Edition
Published on 8. August 2001
Book
Hardback
423 pages
978-0-13-089949-1 (ISBN)
Description
For undergraduate-level courses in Comparative Politics, European Politics.
This text combines theoretical and comparative introductions to each of the three major political worlds-Western democracies, modern autocracies, and less developed systems-with descriptions of structures, processes, events, and trends in a diverse array of nations.
This text combines theoretical and comparative introductions to each of the three major political worlds-Western democracies, modern autocracies, and less developed systems-with descriptions of structures, processes, events, and trends in a diverse array of nations.
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Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 178 mm
Weight
1000 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-089949-1 (9780130899491)
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Lawrence C. Mayer | John H. Burnett | Suzanne Ogden
Comparative Politics
Nations and Theories in a Changing World
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Content
1. Introduction.
I. MODERN DEMOCRACIES.
2. Industrial Democracies: Ideals and Reality.
3. Government and Politics in Great Britain.
4. Government and Politics in France: The End of French Exceptionalism.
5. Germany: Emerging Superpower with a Troubled Past.
II. AUTOCRACIES IN TRANSITION.
6. Transitions to Democracy.
7. Russia and the Former Soviet Union.
8. The Nature of Political Development in the People's Republic of China.
III. POLITICS IN LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES.
9. The Less Modernized Nations and Political Development.
10. Nigeria: Tribalism and Cultural Diversity.
11. Modernization and Democratization in Latin America: Argentina and Brazil.
12. Mexico: An Emerging Democracy.
13. Conclusions: Trends and Prospects in a Changing World.
Index.
I. MODERN DEMOCRACIES.
2. Industrial Democracies: Ideals and Reality.
3. Government and Politics in Great Britain.
4. Government and Politics in France: The End of French Exceptionalism.
5. Germany: Emerging Superpower with a Troubled Past.
II. AUTOCRACIES IN TRANSITION.
6. Transitions to Democracy.
7. Russia and the Former Soviet Union.
8. The Nature of Political Development in the People's Republic of China.
III. POLITICS IN LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES.
9. The Less Modernized Nations and Political Development.
10. Nigeria: Tribalism and Cultural Diversity.
11. Modernization and Democratization in Latin America: Argentina and Brazil.
12. Mexico: An Emerging Democracy.
13. Conclusions: Trends and Prospects in a Changing World.
Index.