American Government and Politics Today: The Essentials 2008 af Barbara Bardes, Mack Shelley, Steffen Schmidt (Bog)

Stimulating, succinct ,and accessible, this highly successful text offers a truly comprehensive introduction to the study of politics, written from an international perspective. This third edition of Politics has a new chapter on the mass media and political communication and contains substantial new material on developments such as the "War on Terror," identity politics and multiculturalism, and state transformation. It also takes into account throughout of the increasing importance of the global dimension of politics, and features new boxed material on major thinkers and key concepts. Titel: Politics, Third Edition Forfatter: Andrew Heywood Forlag: Palgrave Macmillan Udgivelsesår: 2007 Sider: 512 Sprog: Engelsk

An Introduction Forlag: Macmillan Udgivelsesår: 1987 Sider: 388 Sprog: Engelsk

SEE NEXT ISBN: 1403967660 Forlag: Macmillan Udgivelsesår: 2004 Sider: 368 Sprog: Engelsk

Tocqueville examines the structures, institution and operation of democracy, and analyzes the lessons that Europe could learn from American successes and failures. It continues to be an influential text on both sides of the Atlantic, especially in the emerging democracies of Eastern Europe. Titel: Democracy in America Udgave: Abridged, with an Introduction by Patrick Renshaw Genre: Political Philosophy Sammendrag: De Tocqueville examines how Europe can learn from American successes and failures, discusses the rule of the people, predicts slavery will lead to civil war, foresees the USA and Russia as superpowers, and addresses women's roles. Type: Paperback

The classic introduction to political science has been comprehensively updated for this new edition. Retaining the clarity of expression and breadth of coverage that has made it the introduction of choice for generations of students, it provides a lively and up-to-date account of the events and forces shaping politics in today's interconnected world. Thoroughly updated throughout, this new edition includes separate chapters on theoretical approaches and research strategies in political science, as well as increased coverage of security, media, culture, law and regulation. Carefully designed learning features illustrate the text throughout. These include: / full-page Profiles on individual countries and the European Union, with associated Spotlights linked to each chapter / on-page glossary definitions for key terms and timelines of key events / guides to additional learning resources for

The Electoral Connection The actions, processes, policies, and effectiveness of the Congress are critically examined in light of the ongoing political power struggle and the congressman's preoccupation with reelection. Bibliogs. Forfatter: David R. Mayhew Forlag: Yale University Press Udgivelsesår: 1974 Sider: 212 Sprog: Engelsk

Political Science Research Methods. Forlag: CQ Press Udgivelsesår: 2007 Sider: 640 Sprog: Engelsk

Denne bog handler om de vigtigste begreber, teorier og metoder inden for politologien. Den dækker emner som partiernes konkurrence, vælgeradfærd, interessorganisationer og sikkerhedspolitik, og anvender aktuelle eksempler til at illustrere teorierne. Type: Paperback