Comparative politics : interests, identities, and institutions in a changing global order

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Comparative politics : interests, identities, and institutions in a changing global order

edited by Jeffrey Kopstein, Mark Lichbach

Cambridge University Press, 2005

2nd ed

  • : hardback
  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographies and index

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Description

Now in a completely updated second edition, this textbook has become a favorite for the introductory undergraduate course in comparative politics. It features ten theoretically and historically grounded country studies that show how the three major concepts of comparative analysis - interests, identities, and institutions - shape the politics of nations. Throughout the presentation, countries appear in the context of a changing global order that creates challenges to each country's path of development. These challenges frequently alter domestic interests and identities, and force countries to find new institutional solutions to the problems of modern politics. Written in a style free of heavy-handed jargon and organized to address the concerns of contemporary comparativists, this textbook provides students with the conceptual tools and historical background they need to understand the politics of our complex world.

Table of Contents

  • Preface
  • 1. What is comparative politics? Jeffrey Kopstein and Mark Lichbach
  • 2. The framework of analysis Jeffrey Kopstein and Mark Lichbach
  • 3. Britain Peter Rutland
  • 4. France Arista Maria Cirtautas
  • 5. Germany Andrew C. Gould
  • 6. Japan Miranda A. Schreurs
  • 7. Russia Stephen E. Hanson
  • 8. China Yu Shan Wu
  • 9. Mexico Anthony Gill
  • 10. India Rudra Sil
  • 11. Iran Vali Nasr
  • 12. South Africa Michael Bratton.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA74803617
  • ISBN
    • 0521843162
    • 0521603951
  • LCCN
    2005006516
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    xix, 491 p.
  • Size
    26 cm
  • Classification
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