Understanding the Political World: A Comparative Introduction to Political Science - Tapa blanda

This highly readable explanation of how political science helps us understand the contemporary world offers a rich, comparative perspective that illuminates how politics works at the individual, group, national, and global levels. With an engaging writing style and many intriguing examples from every part of the world, concepts are made more vivid and memorable and readers come away with a solid understanding of how politics works across the world.

Both students and instructors praise this best-selling introduction to political science, which offers a highly readable comparative perspective that illuminates how politics works at the individual, group, national, and global levels. Students value relevance to current situations, its engaging, personal writing style, and the many intriguing examples (including more than 60 boxed discussions) from every part of the world, which make concepts more vivid and memorable. The numerous political cartoons, compelling photographs, maps, and analytic diagrams effectively sustain students' interest and elaborate every major topic. Instructors appreciate the book's comprehensive coverage of key theories and concepts and the logical manner in which it explores many of the interesting questions addressed by political scientists.