Political science : an introduction
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Political science : an introduction
Prentice Hall, c1994
5th ed
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
A thorough introduction to political science, stressing basic terminology, concepts and theories. It draws from both comparative and U.S. examples to introduce the whole field of political science to new students. There are numerous updates and additions throughout including rally events, index of consumer confidence, the Cuban missile crisis, the birth and demise of communism and how the global system may be shifting to supranational entities beyond sovereignty.
Table of Contents
- The bases of politics - a science of politics?, nations, states and governments, individuals and constitutions, democracy, totalitarianism and authoritarianism, democracy in America - pluralist and elitist views
- political attitudes - political ideologies, political culture, public opinion
- political interactions - political communication and the media, interest groups, political parties and party systems, voting
- the institution of politics - the basic structures of government, legislatures, executives, administration and bureaucracy, legal systems and the courts
- what political systems do - public policy, violence and revolution, international relations.
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