The Challenge of Politics An Introduction to Political Science
The Challenge of Politics enables students to see how the subfields of political science converge around a set of crucial questions: can we as citizens and students articulate and defend a view of the good political life and its guiding political values? Can we bring political wisdom to bear on judg...
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| Language: | English |
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Thousand Oaks, California
CQ Press
2023
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| Edition: | Seventh edition |
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Table of Contents:
- Part 1. Rules of the game
- Games politicians play
- Politics and choice
- Political science : components, tasks, and controversies
- The physical, social, and cultural environment of politics
- Part II. Political philosophy and ideology
- The quest for the good political life
- Liberal democracy
- Democratic socialism and communism : ideologies of the Left
- Part III. American, comparative, and world politics
- Key dilemmas : political form, culture, and values
- American politics and government
- Comparative politics
- International politics and the global community
- Part IV. Political judgement and public policy
- War and peace in the modern age
- The battle on behalf of human rights
- The struggle for economic well-being
- The imperative of ecological health.