Countries and Concepts : Politics, Geography, Culture

by Roskin, Michael G.

• ISBN13: 9780136026532
• ISBN10: 0136026532
• Edition: 10th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-01-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

Systematically examining politics from around the world, Countries and Concepts presents ten accessible and in-depth studies of Britain, France, Germany, Russia, Japan, China, India, Mexico, Nigeria, and Iran. This text looks at similarities and differences in five key areas of each country to facilitate comparative analysis, defining important concepts and integrating examples from current events throughout. Highly readable and thought-provoking, Countries and Concepts introduces students to the politics and governments of the world and bolsters their civic education by considering the historical, political, economic, geographical, and moral aspects of democracy.

Table of Contents

The Concept of Country

The Developed Areas

Britain: The Impact of the Past

Britain: The Key Institutions

British Political Culture

Britain: Patterns of Interaction

What Britons Quarrel About

France: The Impact of the Past

France: The Key Institutions

French Political Culture

France: Patterns of Interaction

What the French Quarrel About

Germany: The Impact of the Past

Germany: The Key Institutions

German Political Culture

Germany: Patterns of Interaction

What Germans Quarrel About

The European Union

Japan

Russia: The Impact of the Past

Russia: The Key Institutions

Russian Political Culture

Russia: Patterns of Interaction

What Russians Quarrel About

The Developing Areas

China: The Impact of the Past

China: The Key Institutions

Chinese Political Culture

China: Patterns of Interaction

What Chinese Quarrel About

India

Mexico

Nigeria

Iran

Lessons of Ten Countries

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