Power & Choice: An Introduction to Political Science (Int'l Ed) - Softcover

W. Phillips Shively

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1259071251 ISBN 13: 9781259071256

Publisher: McGraw Hill Higher Education, 2014

Synopsis

Known for its comparative approach and its strong balance between theory and practical real-world examples,Power and Choice continues as a best-seller,offering a brief but rich introduction to Political Science. Organized topically,this text maintains its use of extended examples of appropriate countries and its strong underlying theme: the contrasting purpose of political institutions as a means to acquire power versus its use as a means to exercise public choice. Power and Choice serves especially well where instructors wish to use a core text supplemented with additional readers,handouts,or other classroom materials.

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About the Author

W. Phillips Shively is Morse-Alumni 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 Higher Education
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1259071251
• ISBN 13: 9781259071256
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 480