Power & Choice: An Introduction to Political Science - Softcover

Shively, W. Phillips

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0073526363 ISBN 13: 9780073526362

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 2011

Synopsis

Power and Choice, Thirteenth Edition is a comparative, conceptual introduction to political science which involves students in the dramatic and interesting variety of politics around the world; students clearly are the audience of this text. The theme of “power and choice,” based on a definition of politics as the making of collective choices for a group or state through the use of power, runs through much of the text. The text is organized topically, rather than by county-by-country, and provides in-depth examples at the conclusion of most chapters.

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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 Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0073526363
• ISBN 13: 9780073526362
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 480