Sodaro, Michael J. creator Brown, Nathan J. text bibliography mau Boston McGraw-Hill �2001 2001 1st ed. monographic eng

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xxv, 870 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm pt. 1. Concepts and critical thinking -- 1. Comparative politics : what is it? Why study it? -- 2. Major topics of comparative politics -- 3. Critical thinking about politics : (I) analytical techniques of political science -- 4. Critical thinking about politics : (II) the logic of hypothesis testing -- 5. Power -- 6. The state and its institutions -- 7. Nation-states, nationalism, and supranationalism -- 8. Democracy : what is it? -- 9. Democracy : how does it work? State institutions and electoral systems -- 10. Conditions for democracy and democratization : ten conditions, Poland, Romania -- 11. People and politics : voters, parties, interest groups, dissidence, revolution -- 12. Political culture and political psychology -- 13. Ideology -- 14. Political economy: Laissez-Faire, central planning, mixed economies, welfare states -- 15. The politics of development : South Korea, India -- pt. 2. Countries and leaders -- 16. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland -- 17. France -- 18. Germany -- 19. Japan / Dean W. Collinwood -- 20. Israel / Nathan J. Brown -- 21. Russia -- 22. China / Bruce J. Dickson -- 23. Mexico and Brazil / Joseph L. Klesner -- 24. Nigeria and South Africa / Timothy D. Sisk. Michael J. Sodaro ; with contributions by Nathan J. Brown [and others]. Includes bibliographical references and index. Comparative government Comparative government JF51 .S548 2001 320.3 069730809X 9780697308092 00063811 DLC 000815 20160527150611.0 ocm44818442 eng