Politics

Preface Part 1 Historical Ideas 1 What is Politics? - Politics - Questions - Further Reading 2 Origins of Politics - City State - Stoicism - Feudal Government - Questions - Further Reading 3 Renaissance - Renaissance: The Idea - Dignity of Man - Renaissance Humanism - Renaissance Historiography - Questions - Further Reading 4 Reformation - The Unity of Christendom: Its Rise and Fall - Reformation - Questions 5 Ideas On Political Duties and Responsibilities - The Divine Right of Kings - Machiavelli - Social Contract - Romanticism - Idealism - Utilitarianism - Republic - Autocracy - Questions - Further Reading Part 2 Modern Political Ideas and Assumptions 6 Sovereignty, Constitutions and Liberties - Political Sovereignty - Power and Authority - Democracy - Representative Democracy: Government and Representation - Freedom - Pluralism - Liberalism - Human Rights - Patterns of Political Behavior - Questions - Further Reading 7 Capitalism and Communism - Elites and Class Interest Groups - Communism - Questions - Further Reading 8 The Practicalities of Political Theories Within Capitalist and Communist States - Marxism - Socialism - Stalinism - Leninism - Trotskyism - Titoism - Castroism - Eurocommunism - Questions - Further Reading 9 Anarchism and Extremism - Questions - Further Reading 10 Fascism - Questions - Further Reading 11 Principles In Politics - Morality - Nationalism - Internationalism - Peace and Ethics - Non-Alignment - Questions - Further Reading Part 3 Political Activities 12 Law and Politics - The Reign of Law - Justice - Political Activity and the Judiciary - International Politics and the International Legal System - Questions - Further Reading 13 Culture, Change and Welfare - Culture - Culture and Civilization In Modern Times - The Performance of Government in a Cultural Framework - Welfare - Political Change - Alternative Political Systems - Political Crises - Questions - Further Reading 14 Contemporary Ideological Panaceas - Class Conflict - Social Reform - New Left - Racialism - New Right - Questions - Further Reading 15 Ideas Unique to the Contemporary World - Managerialism - Scientism - Technocracy - Political Socialization - Strife and Strikes - Environmentalism and Ecology - Questions - Further Reading 16 Communication and Participation - National Participation - Interpretations - Parties and Television - Public Opinion - Questions - Further Reading 17 Comparative and Representative Government - Theory - Constitutions and Liberties - Separation of Powers - Federal and Unitary Forms - Administration - Bureaucracy - Comparative Government - Questions - Further Reading 18 Comparative and Representative Governments - The West - United States - France - United Kingdom - Hong Kong - Australia - New Zealand - Singapore - Questions - Further Reading 19 Comparative and Representative Governments - The East - The Soviet Union - China - Questions - Further Reading 20 The Third World - The North-South Conflict and the Third World - India - Nigeria - Zimbabwe - Malaysia - Questions - Further Reading Part 4 International issues 21 International Relations - International Politics - Foreign Policy Objectives - Questions - Further Reading 22 Decision Making issues - Decision Making - Environment and the Nature of Decision Making - Systems Analysis, Policy Analysis and Leadership - Game Theory - Conflict Studies - Management and Resolution - Questions - Further Reading 23 Antistate Activities - Terrorism - War and Militarism - Civil Disobedience - Protest Movements - Questions - Further Reading 24 Politics - the Future - Questions - Further Reading - Index