Political Science: An Introduction

Up-to-date and full of cross-national examples with an emphasis on the US political system, this text offers an introduction to the basic terminology, concepts, and theories of political science.

Key Benefit: Exceptionally up-to-date and rich in cross-national examples with an emphasis on the U.S. political system, this book offers an unbiased, thorough introduction to the basic terminology, concepts, and theories of political science. Key Topics: This book offers an exceptional readable approach that emphasizes vocabulary, definitions, and basic concepts. It covers the entire field of political science from why there are governments to international relations, and uses an eclectic approach that avoids emphasizing any single theory, conceptual framework, or paradigm as the Key to political science. Readers are encourages to view all theories as attempts rather than proven law. The book explains the theory of “state” and how it differs from “nation”, and illustrates legitimacy, democracy, and revolution through the collapse of the Communist governments of Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union.