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Understanding Politics With Infotrac: Ideas, Institutions and Issues
ISBN: 9780534603816 | 0534603815
Edition: 6thFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
Pub. Date: 8/12/2002
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UNDERSTANDING POLITICS is solidly based on three fundamental beliefs: that politics is a pervasive force in modern society, that government is too important to be left in the hands of the few, and that in a democracy everyone has both the opportunity and the obligation to participate in public life. Building on these beliefs, Thomas Magstadt seeks to "educate to participate"--giving students the confidence and competence to affect change in the world around them. This proven, best-selling introductory text examines the complexities of politics and government in a way that students will find immediately fascinating. Magstadt focuses on such pertinent concepts as democracy, dictatorship, citizenship, voting behavior, elections, leadership, ideologies, war, revolution, world politics, and public policy. Because these concepts are fundamental to the text, the book provides students with a view of the political and economic that is at once lucid, nuanced, and empowering.
| 1. Introduction: The Study of Politics | |
| Part I: COMPARATIVE POLITICAL SYSTEMS | |
| 2. Utopias: Model States | |
| 3. Constitutional Democracy: The Revolution of Representation | |
| 4. Authoritarian States: Traditional Rule | |
| 5.Totalitarian States: Failed Utopias | |
| Part II: ESTABLISHED AND EMERGING D... MORE | |
| 6. Parliamentary Democracy | |
| 7. States in Transition: New Democracies and Emerging Markets | |
| 8. Developing Countries: Democracy or Dictatorship? Part III: POLITICS BY CIVIL MEANS | |
| 9. Political Socialization: The Making of a Citizen | |
| 10. Political Participation: The Price of Influence | |
| 11. Political Leadership: The Many Faces of Power | |
| 12. Approaches to the Public Good: Ideologies and Isms | |
| 13. Issues in Public Policy: Principles, Priorities, and Practices | |
| Part IV: POLITICS BY VIOLENT MEANS | |
| 14. Revolution: In the Name of Justice | |
| 15. Terrorism: Weapon of the Weak | |
| 16. War: Politics by Other Means | |
| Part V: POLITICS WITHOUT GOVERNMENT | |
| 17. International Relations: The Struggle for Power | |
| 18. International Politics: The Struggle for Order | |
| Glossary | |
| Acknowledgments | |
| Index |
