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Understanding politics : ideas, institutions, and issues / Thomas M. Magstadt.

By: Boston, Massachusetts, USA ; Australia : Cengage Learning, ©2017Edition: 12th editionDescription: xiv, 610 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
ISBN:
  • 9781305629905 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 320/M27
Other classification:
  • CAS
Contents:
1. Introduction: The Study of Politics. 2. The Idea of the Public Good: Ideologies and Isms. Part I: COMPARATIVE POLITICAL SYSTEMS: MODELS AND THEORIES. 3. Utopias: Model States. 4. Constitutional Democracy: Models of Representation. 5. The Authoritarian Model: Myth and Reality. 6. The Totalitarian Model: A False Utopia. Part II: ESTABLISHED AND EMERGING DEMOCRACIES. 7. Parliamentary Democracy: Pros and Cons of Perishable Governments. 8. States and Economies in Transition: Between Democracy and Yesterday. 9. Development: Myths and Realities. Part III: POLITICS BY CIVIL MEANS: CITIZENS, LEADERS, AND POLICIES. 10. Political Socialization: The Making of a Citizen. 11. Political Participation: The Limits of Democracy. 12. Political Leadership: The Many Faces of Power. 13. Issues in Public Policy: Politics, Principles, Priorities, and Practices. Part IV: POLITICS BY VIOLENT MEANS: REVOLUTION, WAR, AND TERRORISM. 14. Revolution: In the Name of Justice. 15. War: Politics by Other Means. 16. Terrorism: War, Crimes, or War Crimes? Part V: POLITICS WITHOUT GOVERNMENT. 17. International Relations: The Struggle for World Order. 18. Afterword: The Power of Knowledge. Endnotes. Glossary. Index.
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Includes bibliographical references and index,

1. Introduction: The Study of Politics. 2. The Idea of the Public Good: Ideologies and Isms. Part I: COMPARATIVE POLITICAL SYSTEMS: MODELS AND THEORIES. 3. Utopias: Model States. 4. Constitutional Democracy: Models of Representation. 5. The Authoritarian Model: Myth and Reality. 6. The Totalitarian Model: A False Utopia. Part II: ESTABLISHED AND EMERGING DEMOCRACIES. 7. Parliamentary Democracy: Pros and Cons of Perishable Governments. 8. States and Economies in Transition: Between Democracy and Yesterday. 9. Development: Myths and Realities. Part III: POLITICS BY CIVIL MEANS: CITIZENS, LEADERS, AND POLICIES. 10. Political Socialization: The Making of a Citizen. 11. Political Participation: The Limits of Democracy. 12. Political Leadership: The Many Faces of Power. 13. Issues in Public Policy: Politics, Principles, Priorities, and Practices. Part IV: POLITICS BY VIOLENT MEANS: REVOLUTION, WAR, AND TERRORISM. 14. Revolution: In the Name of Justice. 15. War: Politics by Other Means. 16. Terrorism: War, Crimes, or War Crimes? Part V: POLITICS WITHOUT GOVERNMENT. 17. International Relations: The Struggle for World Order. 18. Afterword: The Power of Knowledge. Endnotes. Glossary. Index.

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