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A Critical View of International Political Systems

Countries and Concepts: Politics, Geography, Culture is a critical examination of comparative politics and political systems. The text rejects theories of smoothly functioning systems and embraces the mistakes that countries inevitably make, taking a skeptical approach to understanding international political systems. The Thirteenth Edition is an easy-to-read text that stresses fundamental vocabulary and connects the material to real world examples. Understanding politics as a series of ongoing quarrels for which no good solution has been found, the material views international political systems through a dubious lens. This undeniably real examination of our political world makes Countries and Concepts the most accurate examination of politics’ true nature.

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Countries and Concepts: Politics, Geography, Culture, Thirteenth Edition is also available via REVEL™, an immersive learning experience designed for the way today's students read, think, and learn. 

Michael G. Roskin is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Lycoming College.        

1. The Uses of Comparative Politics
2. Britain
3. France
4. Germany
5. Japan
6. Russia
7. China
8. India
9. Mexico
10. Brazil
11. Nigeria
12. Iran
13. Epilogue: Lessons of Eleven Countries