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| Preface | |
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| About the Authors | |
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| Fundamentals | |
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| Politics, Government, and Political Science | |
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| Politics and Government Defined | |
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| Government Functions | |
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| Kinds of Governments | |
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| The Stakes of Politics | |
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| Politics in a Changing World | |
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| Conclusion: Why Study Political Science? | |
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| Ideologies: Images of Political Life | |
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| Liberalism and Conservatism | |
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| Capitalism | |
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| Marxism | |
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| The Political Relevance of Marxist Ideology | |
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| Socialism | |
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| Other Ideologies | |
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| Conclusion: Ideology Shapes Political Community and Political Conflict | |
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| Political Behavior | |
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| Political Culture and Socialization | |
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| Political Culture: Origins of the Concept | |
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| Agents of Political Socialization | |
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| Classifying Political Cultures | |
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| The Evolution of Political Cultures | |
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| Conclusion: The Utility of Political Culture | |
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| Public Opinion and Elections | |
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| Influences on Public Opinion and Voting Choice | |
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| Voter Turnout | |
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| The Electoral Process and Campaign Money | |
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| Electoral Systems | |
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| Public Opinion Polling | |
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| Conclusion: Elections and Public Opinion-The People's Voice? | |
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| Political Parties | |
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| What Are Political Parties? | |
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| The Functions of Political Parties | |
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| The Origins of Political Parties | |
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| Party Systems | |
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| Types of Political Parties | |
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| Conclusion: Parties in a Changing World | |
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| Interest Groups | |
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| Interest Groups: What They Are and How They Work | |
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| The Power of Interest Groups | |
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| The Growth of Interest Groups | |
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| How Interest Groups Are Formed | |
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| Conclusion: Interest Groups-A Challenge for Democracy? | |
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| Political Institutions | |
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| Legislative Institutions | |
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| Lawmaking | |
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| Legislatures: Features, Functions, and Structure | |
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| Representation | |
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| Party Responsibility and Legislative Behavior | |
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| The Changing Role of Modern Legislatures | |
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| Executive Institutions, Political Leadership, and Bureaucracy | |
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| The Functions of Executive Institutions | |
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| Kinds of Executive Institutions | |
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| Limits on Executive Power | |
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| Approaches to Executive Leadership | |
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| Bureaucratic Institutions | |
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| What Is Bureaucracy? | |
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| Bureaucratic Functions | |
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| The Growth of Bureaucracy | |
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| Bureaucracy Evaluated | |
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| Bureaucracy and Democracy | |
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| Can Bureaucracy Be Improved? | |
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| Executives and Bureaucracies-From Policy Leadership to Policy Implementation | |
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| Judicial Institutions | |
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| Judicial Functions | |
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| Justice and the Political System | |
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| Kinds of Law | |
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| Judicial Institutions: Structure and Design | |
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| Judicial Decisions and Public Policy | |
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| Perspectives on Judicial Policy Making | |
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| Politics in Selected Nations | |
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| Some Critical Approaches and Issues | |
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| Great Britain and the United States: Developed Democracies | |
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| Russia and China: Past and Present Communist Giants | |
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| Mexico: A Developing Nation | |
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| U.S. Government: The Dilemmas of Democracy | |
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| The Founding Period | |
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| Governmental Institutions | |
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| Participation in U.S. Politics | |
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| U.S. Politics: Prospects and Challenges | |
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| Great Britain: A Traditional Democracy | |
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| The Relevance of British Politics | |
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| Contemporary British Society and Political Culture | |
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| Political Parties and Voting | |
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| Interest Groups | |
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| The Structure of Government | |
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| Public Policy and the British Economy | |
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| Conclusion: Great Britain in the Twenty-First Century | |
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| Russia: From Authoritarianism to Democracy and Back | |
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| The Relevance of the Russian Experience | |
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| The Rise and Fall of Soviet Communism | |
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| The Birth of a New Political System | |
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| Restructuring the Economy | |
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| Russia in the Early Years of the Twenty-First Century: The Putin Presidency and Beyond | |
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| The Concentration of Political Power | |
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| Conclusion: The Transition to Democracy Derailed | |
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| China: Searching for a New Vision | |
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| The Relevance of Chinese Politics | |
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| The Chinese Revolution and Its Origins | |
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| The Evolution of Chinese Politics and Society | |
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| Reforming the Chinese Economy | |
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| China's Political System | |
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| Conclusion: China's Uncertain Future | |
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| The Politics of Developing Nations | |
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| The Meaning of Underdevelopment | |
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| Theories of Underdevelopment and Development | |
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| Sources of Political Conflict | |
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| Problems of Political Participation | |
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| Women in Third World Society and Politics | |
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| Third World Political Institutions | |
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| Conclusion: Recent Developments and Future Trends | |
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| Mexico: The Birth Pangs of Democracy | |
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| The Relevance of Mexican Politics | |
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| Mexico's Formative Years and the Legacy of the Mexican Revolution | |
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| The Postrevolutionary Order | |
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| The Making of a Modern Economy | |
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| The Struggle for Political Development | |
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| Conclusion: A Developing Democracy | |
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| International Relations | |
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| Approaches to International Relations | |
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| International Relations versus Domestic Politics | |
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| Idealists and Realists | |
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| War and International Relations | |
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| Foreign Policy Decision Making | |
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| International Political Economy | |
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| International Law and Organization | |
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| Ethics and International Relations | |
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| Conclusion: War, Trade, Foreign Policy, and the Stakes of International Politics | |
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| A Changing World Order | |
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| From the End of the Cold War to the Beginnings of an Uncertain Future | |
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| Policing Trouble Spots: A New World Order or a World without Order? | |
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| The Changing Nature of the International Arms Race | |
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| Current Trends in World Trade: Economic Unification and Beyond | |
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| North-South Relations | |
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| Protecting the Environment | |
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| Human Rights | |
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| Women's Rights | |
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| International Terrorism | |
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| Conclusion: The Changing Face of International Relations | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Index | |