Comparative politics : integrating theories, methods, and cases / J. Tyler Dickovick, Washington, Lee University, Jonathan Eastwood, Washington and Lee University.

By:

Dickovick, J. Tyler (James Tyler), 1973-2019

Contributor(s):

Eastwood, Jonathan

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: eng Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, [2013]Description: xxv, 664 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780195392104
0195392108

Subject(s):

Gobierno comparativo

DDC classification:

320.3

LOC classification:

JF 51 D553c 2013

Contents:

Comparative political analysis -- The state, development, democracy, and authoritarianism -- Institutions of government -- Politics, society, and culture -- The comparative-international nexus -- Country profiles and cases.

Summary: Why do countries have different institutions and forms of government? Why do some social revolutions succeed and endure while others fail? Why are some societies subjected to terrorism and not others? An engaging and accessible introduction to the subject, Comparative Politics: Integrating Theories, Methods, and Cases gives students the methodological tools they need to answer the "big questions" in the field. The authors introduce methods early in the text and integrate them throughout in order to help students develop a systematic way of thinking about comparative politics.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Ciencias Sociales	Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso)	JF 51 D553c 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		00000140031

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Comparative political analysis --
The state, development, democracy, and authoritarianism --
Institutions of government --
Politics, society, and culture --
The comparative-international nexus --
Country profiles and cases.

Why do countries have different institutions and forms of government? Why do some social revolutions succeed and endure while others fail? Why are some societies subjected to terrorism and not others? An engaging and accessible introduction to the subject, Comparative Politics: Integrating Theories, Methods, and Cases gives students the methodological tools they need to answer the "big questions" in the field. The authors introduce methods early in the text and integrate them throughout in order to help students develop a systematic way of thinking about comparative politics.

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