1st Edition
Encyclopedia of Government and Politics 2-volume set
* 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
* Helpful bibliographies - of new and classic material and suggestions for further reading
* Extensive index of Topics and People
`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.' - Choice
`This is a work of immense scholarship and usefulness.' - Political Studies
`In addition to copious citations to the research literature there are brief bibliographies listing major works "for further reading" at the conclusion of each article. This up-to-date and well-executed work provides a sound introduction to all aspects of political study.' - SUNY College at Purchase
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
'A "tour d'horizon" of the whole field of politics and international affairs by 84 leading academics in the UK and the USA ... An impressive achievement.' - The Good Book Guide
'This up-to-date and well executed work provides a sound introduction to all aspects of political study.' - Choice
