Comparative Politics Today: A World View

by RussellJ.Dalton (Author), KaareStrøm (Author), Gabriel A . Almond (Author), G . Bingham Powell J R . (Author)

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  1999

  $5.96

  This classic text defined the discipline of comparative politics and continues to define the direction of the course by offering the same respected approach in an accessible new edition. The text has been fully updated and the theoretical chapters have been thoroughly revised and restructured. Beginning with chapters explaining structural functionalism theory-which provides students with a framework for understanding comparative politics-the text then moves to the 12 individual country studies. Each country study has been written by a pre-eminent specialist on the political system of that nation. The new edition of Comparative Politics Today features a new Contemporary Problems section in each study, plus new Example Boxes to help students learn.

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  2009

  $3.30

  Thoroughly updated to cover world affairs up to 2009, Comparative Politics Today continues to set the standard for comparing the world's political systems and for examining the purpose of government. This text includes thematic chapters and country studies that define fundamental political science concepts, lay out a theoretical framework, and analyze differences and similarities among countries. Written by leading comparativists and area study specialists, Comparative Politics Today helped define the field of comparative politics and will help students ask-and answer-fundamental questions about politics and government.