Screen LibraryEssentials of comparative politics
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| Published: |
W.W. Norton & Co.,
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| Publisher Address: | New York, N.Y. |
| Publication Dates: | c2007. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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| Carrier Form: | xviii, 337 p.: ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
0393928764 (pbk.) 9780393928761 (pbk.) |
| Index Number: | D0 |
| CLC: | D0 |
| Call Number: | D0/O586/2nd.ed. |
| Contents: |
Donation. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Introduction -- What is comparative politics? -- The comparative method -- Quantitative versus qualitative research -- Debates in comparative politics -- A guiding approach : political institutions -- A guiding idea : reconciling freedom and equality -- In sum : looking ahead -- 2. States -- Defining the state -- The origins of political organization -- The rise of the modern state -- Comparing state power -- Legitimacy -- Centralization or decentralization -- In sum : studying states -- 3. Nations and society -- Ethnic identity -- National identity -- Citizenship and patriotism -- Ethnic identity, national identity, and citizenship : origins and persistence -- Sources of ethnic and national conflict -- Political attitudes and political ideology -- Political attitudes -- Political ideology -- Fundamentalism and the crisis of ideology -- Political culture -- In sum : society and politics -- ... [et al.]. |