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Democracy, Démocratie, Political science, Science politique, Textbooks, POLITICS & GOVERNMENT, Political structures: democracy, Democratie, Politics / Current Events, Politics/International Relations, Politics - Current Events, General, Political Science / General, Political Ideologies - Democracy, Comparative governmentShowing 4 featured editions. View all 4 editions?
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Politics: an introduction to the modern democratic state
2013
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Politics: an introduction to democratic government
2008, Broadview Press
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Politics: an introduction to democratic government
2004, Broadview Press
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Politics: An Introduction to Modern Democratic Government (Second U.S. Edition)
August 8, 2003, Broadview Press
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Table of Contents
""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""PART ONE: Getting Started""; ""Chapter One: Foundations of Politics""; ""1.1 Politics: An Initial Definition""; ""1.2 Community and Society""; ""1.3 Nation and State""; ""1.4 Power and Authority""; ""1.5 Obligation and Legitimacy""; ""1.6 Justice and Democracy""; ""1.7 State and Government""; ""1.8 The State and Civil Society""; ""1.9 Beyond the State""; ""1.10 Conclusion""; ""Chapter Two: Contemporary Political Science: Methods and Approaches""; ""2.1 Introduction""; ""2.2 Politics as Philosophy""; ""2.3 Politics as Social Science""
""2.4 The Emergence of Political Science""""2.5 Studying Political Science Today: Five Subdisciplines""; ""2.6 Politics and Commitment""; ""PART TWO: Ideas""; ""Chapter Three: Foundations of Political Philosophy""; ""3.1 Introduction: The Power of Ideas""; ""3.2 The Nature of Political Philosophy""; ""3.3 Plato (427�347 BC) and Aristotle (384�322 BC)""; ""3.4 Hobbes (1588�1679) and Locke (1632�1704)""; ""3.5 Burke (1729�1797) and Marx (1818�1883)""; ""3.6 Conclusion: From Philosophy to Ideology""; ""Chapter Four: Ideology: Ideas for Political Action""; ""4.1 Ideology Defined""
""4.2 Classical Liberalism""""4.3 Reform Liberalism""; ""4.4 Classical Conservatism""; ""4.5 Liberal or Market Conservatism""; ""4.6 Socialism, Communism, and Social Democracy""; ""4.7 Beyond the Consensus""; ""4.8 Beyond Ideology?""; ""Chapter Five: Political Culture: The Collective Consciousness of a Polity""; ""5.1 Introduction: Defining Political Culture""; ""5.2 Beliefs, Attitudes, Values""; ""5.3 Mass Culture and Socialization""; ""5.4 Mass Media""; ""5.5 The Politics of Public Opinion""; ""5.6 The Problem of Political Cultural Change""; ""5.7 Conclusion""
""PART THREE: The Evolution of Liberal Democracy""""Chapter Six: Liberal Democracy: Emergence and Dimensions""; ""6.1 Introduction""; ""6.2 Historical Foundations of Modern Democracy""; ""6.3 From Representative Government to Representative Democracy""; ""6.4 Democracy Defined""; ""6.5 Representative Democracy Considered""; ""6.6 Distrust of Democracy""; ""6.7 The Costs and Benefits of Democracy""; ""6.8 Conclusion: The Prospects for Democracy""; ""PART FOUR: The Institutions of Liberal Democratic States""; ""Chapter Seven: Democratic Governance: Presidential and Parliamentary Variants""
""7.1 Introduction""""7.2 Constitutions and Constitutionalism""; ""7.3 Basic Functions of the State""; ""7.4 Institutions""; ""7.5 Exploring Presidentialism""; ""7.6 Exploring Parliamentary Systems""; ""7.7 Conclusion""; ""Chapter Eight: Governing Territory: Unitary and Federal Systems""; ""8.1 Introduction: Decentralization and Centralization""; ""8.2 Definitions: Federal, Confederal, and Unitary Systems""; ""8.3 Why Federalism?""; ""8.4 The Division of Powers""; ""8.5 Bicameralism in Federal States""; ""8.6 Home Rule and Decentralization in Unitary States""
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