Barrie Axford, Victoria Browne, Richard Huggins

Politics

An Introduction

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Produktbeschreibung

The eagerly awaited 3rd edition of this highly respected and user-friendly text for introductory courses has been thoroughly updated to reflect the world today. Politics: An Introduction provides stimulating coverage of topics essential to the understanding of contemporary politics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• 3rd edition
• Seitenzahl: 582
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Dezember 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 203mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 1393g
• ISBN-13: 9780415571890
• ISBN-10: 0415571898
• Artikelnr.: 32312212

Autorenporträt

Barrie Axford is a Professor of Politics at Oxford Brookes University, UK. Victoria Browne is a Senior Lecturer in Politics at Oxford Brookes University, UK. Richard Huggins is a Principal Lecturer in Social Sciences at Oxford Brookes University, UK. Rico Isaacs is a Reader in Politics at Oxford Brookes University, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I People and politics Chapter 1 The individual and politics: studying
politics from the bottom-up Chapter 2 Individualism in thought and action
Chapter 3 Political socialisation: learning about politics Chapter 4
Political culture Chapter 5 Political participation Part II Ideas and
politics Chapter 6 Political thought Chapter 7 Political ideologies Chapter
8 Concepts and case studies Chapter 9 Democracy, authoritarianism, and the
limits of democratisation Chapter 10 Political institutions and the
machinery of government Chapter 11 Interests, influence, and the
legitimisation of power Chapter 12 Discursive power - communication and
politics Chapter 13 From ideas to policies to legislation Part IV Politics
beyond the territorial state Chapter 14 Politics and governance beyond the
nation-state Chapter 15 Globalisation and the global condition