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001 2005037357
003 DLC
005 20051222135208.0
008 051221s2006 dcu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2005037357
020 $a1933116706 (alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aJA66$b.R498 2006
082 00 $a320$222
100 1 $aRiemer, Neal,$d1922-
245 14 $aThe challenge of politics /$cNeal Riemer, Douglas W. Simon, Joseph Romance.
250 $a2nd ed.
260 $aWashington, D.C. :$bCQ Press,$cc2006.
263 $a0602
300 $ap. cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aRules of the game -- Games politicians play -- Politics and choice -- Political science: components, tasks, and controversies -- The scientific enterprise -- The physical, social, and cultural environment of politics -- Political philosophy and ideology -- The quest for the good political life -- Liberal democracy -- Democratic socialism and communism: ideologies of the left -- Toward a general understanding of dictatorship and authoritarian states -- Comparative and world politics -- The political values of political actors -- National politics: culture, constitutions, citizens -- National politics: governmental actors -- International politics and the global community -- Decision making in politics -- Political judgment and public policy -- War and peace in the modern age -- The battle on behalf of human rights -- The struggle for economic well-being -- The imperative of ecological health.
650 0 $aPolitical science.
700 1 $aSimon, Douglas W.
700 1 $aRomance, Joseph,$d1966-