Power and Choice: Introduction to Political Science - Softcover

Shively, W. Phillips

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0070569924 ISBN 13: 9780070569928

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Inc.,US, 1991

Synopsis

This text embraces a comparative approach with a balance of theory and practical examples. Updated to reflect the current global condition, the book is aimed at lecturers who like to use a core main text and supplement it with readers, handouts, and other classroom activities. The text includes: case studies at the end of every chapter; a discussion of behavioural, institutional, and policy topics; and coverage of political ideologies in the late 20th Century.

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About the Author

W. PHILLIPS SHIVELY is Professor of Political Science at the University of Minnesota, where he moved in 1971 after teaching at the University of Oregon and Yale University. He has also served as Visiting Professor at the University of Oslo in Norway. His research, which has appeared in numerous articles, deals with the comparative study of elections, and he has written The Craft of Political Research, an introduction to research techniques. He has also had practical political experience as a lobbyist in Minnesota. His true love is bird-watching.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Inc.,US
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0070569924
• ISBN 13: 9780070569928
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 384