Politics in a Changing World: A Comparative Introduction to Political Science - Hardcover

Marcus E. Ethridge

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312074107 ISBN 13: 9780312074104

Publisher: Bedford/St Martins, 1993

Synopsis

POLITICS IN A CHANGING WORLD, Second Edition, provides students with a foundation for understanding the diverse field of political science by combining in-depth chapters on important concepts in political science with a series of brief country studies.

About this title

About the Author:

Marcus E. Ethridge is a professor and chair of the Political Science Department at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. He is a specialist in the study of American government, focusing on interest-group behavior, rational-choice theory, and administrative law. His publications include THE POLITICAL RESEARCH EXPERIENCE, LEGISLATIVE PARTICIPATION IN IMPLEMENTATION, and numerous articles in the AMERICAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, POLITICAL RESEARCH QUARTERLY, the JOURNAL OF POLITICS, and other journals. He is completing a new book tentatively entitled THE CASE FOR GRIDLOCK.

Howard Handelman is Professor Emeritus of the Political Science Department at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. He specializes in Latin American and Third World politics. His recent books include: THE CHALLENGE OF THIRD WORLD DEVELOPMENT (Third Edition), DEMOCRACY AND ITS LIMITS: LESSONS FROM ASIA, LATIN AMERICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST (co-edited), and MEXICAN POLITICS: THE DYNAMICS OF CHANGE.

Review:

"POLITICS IN A CHANGING WORLD ...provides a comprehensive, well-organized and lucidly written introduction to key political science concepts, theories, and terminology. The combination of material drawn from political theory, American and comparative politics, and international relations makes the text adaptable to a variety of courses in the undergraduate curriculum."

About this edition

• Publisher: Bedford/St Martins
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0312074107
• ISBN 13: 9780312074104
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 592