Comparative Politics Today
Auteur : Gabriel Abraham Almond
Date de publication : 2000
Éditeur : Longman
Nombre de pages : 800
Résumé du livre
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. *Thoroughly revised theoretical chapters (Chapters 1 - 7) feature a shift in focus toward exploring the purpose of government.. *Additional focus on trends in comparative/world politics: ethnic politics, the struggle toward democracy, and the rule of law. *The text utilizes the structural functionalism theoretical perspective throughout, providing students with a consistent framework for understanding comparative politics.