Understanding politics : ideas, institutions, and issues by Magstadt, Thomas M instant download

Understanding politics : ideas, institutions, and issues by Magstadt, Thomas M instant download

xix, 618 pages : 24 cm, Includes bibliographical references and index, Introduction : the study of politics -- pt. I. Comparative political systems. Utopias : model states -- Consitutional democracy : the revolution of representation -- Authoritarian states : traditional rule -- Totalitarian states : failed utopias -- pt. II. Established and emerging democracies. Parliamentary democracy -- States in transition : new democracies and emerging markets -- Developing countries : democracy or dictatorship? -- pt. III. Politics by civil means. Political socialization : the making of a citizen -- Political participation : the price of influence -- Political leadership : the many faces of power -- Approaches to the publich good : ideologies and isms -- Issues in public policy : principles, priorities, and practices -- pt. IV. Politics by voilent means. Revolution : in the name of justice -- Terrorism : weapon of the weak -- War : politics by other means -- pt. V. Politics without government. International realtions : the struggle for power -- International organization(s) : the struggle for order