Comparative Politics: Interests, Identities, and Institutions in a Changing Global Order - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521603951 ISBN 13: 9780521603959

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2005

Synopsis

This textbook has become a favorite for the introductory undergraduate course in comparative politics. The second edition features ten theoretically and historically grounded country studies that demonstrate how the three major concepts of comparative analysis (interests, identities, and institutions) shape the politics of nations. Organized to address the concerns of contemporary comparativists, the volume provides students with the conceptual tools and historical background needed to understand today's complex world politics.

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Book Description:

Now in its Second Edition, this textbook has become a favorite for the introductory undergraduate course in comparative politics. It features ten theoretically and historically grounded country studies that demonstrate how the three major concepts of comparative analysis (interests, identities, and institutions) shape the politics of nations. Organized to address the concerns of contemporary comparativists, this textbook provides students with the conceptual tools and historical background they need to understand the politics of the complex world.

About the Author:

Jeffrey Kopstein is the author of The Politics of Economic Decline in East Germany, 1945-1989 (1997). He has published over 40 articles in scholarly journals and books. He is currently Director of the Institute of European Studies at the University of Toronto.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0521603951
• ISBN 13: 9780521603959
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 512
• Editor: Kopstein Jeffrey, Lichbach Mark