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The Politics of Harry Potter
The Politics of Harry Potter by
This political analysis of Harry Potter uses the beloved wizarding world to introduce readers to the equally murky and intimidating world of politics. Rowling's work provides us with entries into all of the most important political questions in history, from terrorism and human rights to the classic foundations of political thought.
Call Number: eBookISBN: 113701654XPublication Date: 2012-11-09
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
Terrorism Books
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- Bombings
- Bioterrorism
- Cyberterrorism
- Ecoterrorism
- Nuclear terrorism
- Political violence
- State-sponsored terrorism
Course Reserves
Books - Political Science & Theory
General Political Science
Political Theory
People are best searched for by Subject, last name, first name:
Marx, Karl.
Books - Law and Government
Law and government
Topics in Civil Rights, court cases, and historical events are best searched by Keywords:
Montgomery Bus Boycott, Dred Scott, Marbury v. Madison.
Books - International Relations
- Globalization Political Aspects
- Globalization Social Aspects
- United States Foreign Relations
(+ country for specific country) - Imperialism