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Power and choice : (Record no. 25344)

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
LC control number 2007038648
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781259071256
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Call number 320
MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Authors Shively, W. Phillips,
Dates 1942-
TITLE STATEMENT
Title Power and choice :
Subtitle an introduction to political science /
Statement of responsibility, etc W. Phillips Shively
VARYING FORM OF TITLE
Title proper/short title Power & choice
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition 14th ed.
PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication New York :
Publisher McGraw-Hill,
Date c2014.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xvii, 428 p. :
Other Details ill. ;
Size 24 cm.
GENERAL NOTE
General note This general, comparative introduction to the major concepts and themes of political science engages students with concrete analytical examples without overwhelming them with excessive detail. In this extensively revised eleventh edition, W. Phillips Shively surpasses the high standards he set in prior editions, bringing political science conceptually alive as never before.
GENERAL NOTE
General note Note: McGraw-Hill International Edition.
CONTENTS
Contents Part I The Idea of Politics CHAPTER 1 Politics: Setting the StageCHAPTER 2 Modern Ideologies and Political Philosophy Part II The State and Public Policy CHAPTER 3 The Modern State CHAPTER 4 Policies of the StateCHAPTER 5 Economic Policy of the StateCHAPTER 6 What Lies Behind Policy: Questions of Justice andEffectiveness Part III The Citi zen and the Regime CHAPTER 7 Democracies and Authoritarian SystemsCHAPTER 8 Political Culture and Political Socialization Part IV The Apparatus of Governance CHAPTER 9 Constitutions and the Design of GovernmentCHAPTER 10 Elections CHAPTER 11 Parties: A Linking and Leading Mechanism in PoliticsCHAPTER 12 Structured Conflict: Interest Groups and PoliticsCHAPTER 13 Social Movements and Contentious PoliticsCHAPTER 14 National Decision-Making Institutions: Parliamentary GovernmentCHAPTER 15 National Decision-Making Institutions: Presidential GovernmentCHAPTER 16 Bureaucracy and the Public SectorCHAPTER 17 Law and the Courts Part V International Politics CHAPTER 18 Global Politics: Politics among States (and Others)APPENDIX Principles of Political Analysis Glossary Index.
SUMMARY
Summary Provides a general, comparative introduction to the major concepts and themes of political science. This book indicates a subsidiary theme that recurs at intervals. It emphasizes politics as the use of power, while pluralism and much formal modeling work emphasize the emergence of public choices.
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Heading Political science
Geographic Textbooks
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Heading Political science
ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Uniform Resource Identifier https://uowd.box.com/s/dymp5h5wyozul8g7tpw8jkc8hzuge3ps
Public note Location Map
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        University of Wollongong in Dubai University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection 2014-12-21 University Bookshop Sharjah 320 SH PO T0012985 2017-01-26 330.00 2017-01-26 REGULAR

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