1st Edition
Encyclopedia of Government and Politics 2-volume set
1456 Pages
by
Routledge
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* Provides a balanced, comprehensive account of contemporary trends in world, regional and nation-state government and politics * Captures the global changes, both theoretical and factual, of the past three decades - to give an unprecedented overview of political science and political affairs * Clearly and incisively written to meet the needs of students, lecturers and practitioners at all levels... Read more
Political Theory: Central Concepts Contemporary Ideologies. Contemporary Political Systems. Political Institutions. Political Forces and Political Processes. Centripetal and Centrifugal Forces in the Nation-State. Policy-Making and Policies. International Relations. Major Issues in Contemporary Politics.
Biography
Mary Hawkesworth is Professor of Political Science at the University of Louisville, Kentucky. Maurice Kogan is Professor of Government at Brunel University.
'Provides a comprehensive introduction to both the theoretical and practical issues of government and politics. It will be an essential purchase for libraries with in-depth collections in these areas.' - Reference Reviews
'This up-to-date and well-executed work provides a sound introduction to all aspects of political study.' - SUNY College at Purchase
'[The volumes] do not merely offer references for the uninformed. There is a programme, a manifesto, explained in the first chapter by Mary Hawkesworth. It is an encyclopedia for the post-empiricist era ... Here and now this is a work of immense scholarship and usefulness.' - Political Studies
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