Essentials of Comparative Politics with Cases

A seamless integration of concepts and cases specifically for the AP® course.

Essentials of Comparative Politics with Cases integrates clear, concise, and contemporary coverage of major political concepts with the relevant case studies for the AP® curriculum: the United Kingdom, Russia, China, Iran, Mexico, and Nigeria. A new United States case study provides students with a helpful reference point for comparing and contrasting political institutions and processes across the globe. New AP® resources and InQuizitive, Norton’s adaptive learning tool, support students and instructors with the core concept mastery needed for the AP® exam.



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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).

Karl Fields is distinguished professor of politics and government and former director of Asian studies at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington. He has a PhD in political science from the University of California, Berkeley. Professor Fields’s teaching and research interests focus on various topics of East Asian political economy, including government-business relations, economic reform, and regional integration. His publications include Enterprise and the State of Korea and Taiwan.

Don Share is professor emeritus of politics and government at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington. He has a PhD in political science from Stanford University. He has taught comparative politics and Latin American politics, and has published widely on democratization and Spanish politics. His books include The Making of Spanish Democracy and Dilemmas of Social Democracy.