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Organized thematically around important questions in comparative politics—Who rules? What explains political behavior? Where and why?—Introducing Comparative Politics integrates a set of extended case studies of 11 core countries into the narrative. Serving as touchstones, the cases are set in chapters where they make the most sense topically—not separated from theory or in a separate volume—and vividly illustrate issues in cross-national context. The book’s hybrid organization allows you to teach the way you want to teach and gives students a more accurate sense of comparative study.
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In this accessible textbook for undergraduate students, immediately after a concept is introduced, it is demonstrated with a case; cases are integrated throughout each chapter, and each case includes questions and a color photo. Early chapters offer a framework for understanding comparative politics, with material on the modern state, states and regimes, states and identity, and states and markets. The next section details political systems and how they work, and the third section explores issues and policies such as globalization, welfare, and the politics of inclusion. Pedagogical features include thought questions and lists of organization web sites. Margin icons prompt students to find video, audio, data, full-text SAGE journal articles, and other resources on the companion web site. This third edition offers an expanded color art program with color photos, color layout, margin terms, case boxes, special topic boxes, and color maps and organizational diagrams. Annotation ©2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
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