Essential Readings in Comparative Politics - Softcover

O'Neil, Patrick

 
9780393929508: Essential Readings in Comparative Politics
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0393929507 ISBN 13: 9780393929508
Publisher: WW Norton & Co, 2006

Synopsis

From Weber s conception of the state to Marx s prescription for a Communist utopia, the text offers a foundation in the traditional literature on key political concepts. And just as important, readers will also find divergent, often opposing, recent perspectives on these topics.

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About the Author

Patrick H. O'Neil is Professor of Politics and Government at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington. He received his Ph.D. in Political Science from Indiana University. Professor O'Neil's teaching and research interests are in the areas of authoritarianism and democratization. His past research focused on Eastern Europe, and his current research deals with the Middle East, particularly Iran. His publications include Revolution from Within: The Hungarian Socialist Worker's Party "Reform Circles" and the Collapse of Communism and Communicating Democracy: The Media and Political Transitions (editor). Ronald Rogowski is Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Los Angeles, and served from 2007 to 2012 as editor-in-chief of the American Political Science Review. He is the author of Rational Legitimacy and Commerce and Coalitions and coauthor of Electoral Systems and the Balance of Consumer-Producer Power. He was elected in 1994 as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and in 2007-08 was a Fellow at the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin. His current research focuses on long-term changes in inequality and effects of regional specialization in the European Union.

Synopsis

O'Neil (U. of Puget Sound) and Rogowski (U. of California at Los Angeles) present an anthology that is intended to complement O'Neil's Essentials of Comparative Politics through the presentation 51 original readings they view as key works or containing original ideas in the field of comparative politics. Writers represented include Max Weber, Eric

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Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Publication date
2006
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0393929507
ISBN 13 
9780393929508
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
2
Number of pages
571