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9780133963083

Countries and Concepts Politics, Geography, Culture

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  • Edition: 13th
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  • Copyright: 2014-12-24
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A Critical View of International Political Systems

Countries and Concepts: Politics, Geography, Culture is a critical examination of comparative politics and political systems. The text rejects theories of smoothly functioning systems and embraces the mistakes that countries inevitably make, taking a skeptical approach to understanding international political systems. The Thirteenth Edition is an easy-to-read text that stresses fundamental vocabulary and connects the material to real world examples. Understanding politics as a series of ongoing quarrels for which no good solution has been found, the material views international political systems through a dubious lens. This undeniably real examination of our political world makes Countries and Concepts the most accurate examination of politics’ true nature.

 

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Author Biography

Michael G. Roskin is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Lycoming College.

Table of Contents

In This Section:

I) Brief Table of Contents

II)Detailed Table of Contents

 


I) Brief Table of Contents

 

Chapter 1. The Uses of Comparative Politics    

Part I- THE DEMOCRACIES    

Chapter 2. Britain    

Chapter 3. France    

Chapter 4. Germany    

Chapter 5. Japan    

Part II - THE POST-COMMUNIST SYSTEMS   

Chapter 6. Russia    

Chapter 7. China    

Part III - THE DEVELOPING AREAS    

Chapter 8. India    

Chapter 9. Mexico    

Chapter 10. Brazil    

Chapter 11. Nigeria    

Chapter 12. Iran    

Epilogue: Lessons of Eleven Countries    

 


II) Detailed Table of Contents

 

Chapter 1. The Uses of Comparative Politics  

The Paralysis Problem    

Nations and States    

Impact of the Past    

Key Institutions    

Patterns of Interaction    

What They Quarrel About    

Review Questions

Key Terms

Further Reference

 

Part I- THE DEMOCRACIES    

Chapter 2. Britain    

Impact of the Past    

The Key Institutions    

British Political Culture    

Patterns of Interaction    

What Britons Quarrel About    

Review Questions

Key Terms

Further Reference

 

Chapter 3. France    

The Key Institutions    

French Political Culture    

Patterns of Interaction    

What the French Quarrel About    

Review Questions

Key Terms

Further Reference

 

Chapter 4. Germany    

Impact of the Past    

The Key Institutions    

German Political Culture    

Patterns of Interaction    

What Germans Quarrel About    

Review Questions

Key Terms

Further Reference

 

Chapter 5. Japan    

Impact of the Past    

The Key Institutions    

Japanese Political Culture    

Patterns of Interaction    

What Japanese Quarrel About    

Review Questions

Key Terms

Further Reference

 

Part II - THE POST-COMMUNIST SYSTEMS   

Chapter 6. Russia    

Impact of the Past    

The Key Institutions    

Russian Political Culture    

Patterns of Interaction    

What Russians Quarrel About    

Review Questions

Key Terms

Further Reference

 

Chapter 7. China    

Impact of the Past    

The Key Institutions    

Chinese Political Culture    

Patterns of Interaction    

What Chinese Quarrel About    

Review Questions

Key Terms

Further Reference

 

Part III - THE DEVELOPING AREAS    

Chapter 8. India    

Impact of the Past    

The Key Institutions    

Indian Political Culture    

Patterns of Interaction    

What Indians Quarrel About    

Review Questions

Key Terms

Further Reference

 

Chapter 9. Mexico    

Impact of the Past    

The Key Institutions    

Mexican Political Culture    

Patterns of Interaction    

What Mexicans Quarrel About    

Review Questions

Key Terms

Further Reference

 

Chapter 10. Brazil    

Impact of the Past    

The Key Institutions    

Brazilian Political Culture    

Patterns of Interaction    

What Brazilians Quarrel About    

Review Questions

Key Terms

Further Reference

 

Chapter 11. Nigeria    

Impact of the Past    

The Key Institutions    

Nigerian Political Culture    

Patterns of Interaction    

What Nigerians Quarrel About    

Review Questions

Key Terms

Further Reference

 

Chapter 12. Iran    

Impact of the Past    

The Key Institutions    

Iranian Political Culture    

Patterns of Interaction    

What Iranians Quarrel About    

Review Questions

Key Terms

Further Reference

 

Epilogue: Lessons of Eleven Countries    

Glossary    

Photo Credits    

Index     

 

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