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Essentials of Comparative Politics
Essentials of Comparative Politics by
Essentials of Comparative Politics introduces students to the concepts that political scientists use to study and compare political systems and the particulars of specific political systems. The Fourth Edition has been revised and updated to include the most current and relevant examples and scholarship. The text is available with a corresponding casebook of 13 country studies and a corresponding reader; the three components can be used individually or in any combination.
Call Number: @ Downtown CampusISBN: 0393912787Publication Date: 2012-09-15
Issues and Methods in Comparative Politics
Issues and Methods in Comparative Politics by
Why do we compare nations? How do we compare nations? What are the 'big issues' in comparative politics? Issues and Methods in Comparative Politicsprovides students with the answers to these fundamental questions. It is an accessible and user-friendly text which explores the strategies of comparative research in political science. This book has been designed to make a complex subject easy and accessible to students. Features of this textbook include: * briefing boxes located throughout which explain key concepts and ideas * suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter * a glossary of terms.
Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780415187282Publication Date: 2000-06-05
Politics, the basics
Politics, the Basics by
This is a fully revised and up-dated edition of Stephen Tansey's successful introduction to the world of politics. He introduces the study of politics, the varieties of political systems, the main political movements, and the issues which dominate politics at the beginning of the twenty-first century. The second edition of Politics: The Basics introduces the key areas of politics, explaining and exploring the basic ideas and terms, making it an ideal text for those contemplating studying politics at an undergraduate levele, or the general readeris clearly and accessibly written, making use of boxes, figures and tables to illustrate key issuesprovides lots of examples from around the worldfeatures an appendix which gives guidance to political sources, such as books, newspapers, and the internet, as well as providing information on Politics courses and associations.
Call Number: eBookISBN: 0203261097Publication Date: 1999-09-01
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Comparative Politics by ISBN: 0190854863Publication Date: 2018-07-16
General Political Science
Political Theory
- Aristocracy (Political science)
- Authoritarianism
- Conservatism
- Democracy
- Despotism
- Dictatorship
- Executive power
- Liberalism
- Socialism
- Totalitarianism
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- Political Parties United States
- Political Parties United States History
- Pressure Groups United States
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