Essentials of Comparative Politics
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This introductory textbook to comparative politics was created by three political science professors working at University of Puget Sound seeking a common vocabulary for their students. An introductory chapter frames the study of comparative politics in terms of nation-states, making this text unsuitable for the study of anti-statist or direct-action politics. Each chapter thereafter is a case-study of one of thirteen nation-states: the UK, USA, France, Russia, China, Germany, Brazil, South Africa, Nigeria, Mexico, India, Iran, and Japan. Each chapter presents the same categories of information: why this case study, geography, historical development, political institutions, branches of government, local and national government, civil society, elections, parties, class and ethnic identities, political culture, political economy, foreign relations and the world and current issues. Most of their data is drawn from the CIA World Factbook. This fourth edition includes through Norton's website: vocabulary flashcards, country review quizzes, and interactive maps. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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