The Blackwell Dictionary of Political Science provides students and general readers with a clear and lively introduction to the terminology of political science.
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" This scholarly work defines 1,000 words and phrases in political science. The entries are lengthy for a dictionary, averaging half a page. An interesting feature id the subject index, which indentifies all pages where particular terms are used." K. F. Muther, California State University, Sacramento
"This handy reference book provides a clear and lively introduction to terminology that is common to several social science classes at the Secondary Level ... The layout is very effective and allows easy access to the short definitions." Saskatchewan Education
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The Blackwell Dictionary of Political Science provides students and general readers with a clear and lively introduction to the terminology of political science. The book comprises rigorous definitions and explanations of around 1000 key terms presented in an engaging style, cross-referenced, and easily accessible to readers new to the subject. It also includes a section of short biographies of the most eminent writers in the discipline - both classical and modern. The book is unique in combining a single author's overview and minimal assumptions about the reader's prior knowledge of the discipline. This dictionary is invaluable as a reference tool, providing an essential introduction to what it means to think politically.
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Excellent book for students and political enthusiasts alike!,
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This review is from: The Blackwell Dictionary of Political Science: A User's Guide to Its Terms (Paperback)
When I was studying at the University of Florida, I found this book to be invaluable to understanding the language of politics. Every political philosophy and ideology, major political theorists, political events, class distinctions, and history are covered in this book. It is extremely well organized and easily understandable.
A MUST HAVE FOR POLITICAL SCIENCE STUDENTS! As for the review written by "a reader," who stated that "This 'dictionary' does not have an ounce of objectivity in it," I must say that this is not the case and I found it to be quite objective. Perhaps he/she could cite an example?
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Blackwell does a good job trying to explain the meanings of each word or phrase or important person in the political science realm, however, after reading through most of the dictionary some words really needed further research to understand the whole concept of how it came about and a more accurate definition for the word. This is a great resource to have if you are in political science or for the active citizen who is involved with political debate but would like some clarity to certain terminology. The internet does offer a lot and could be used in place of this at times, but to have everything in one place easy to lookup is very helpful because the internet doesn't offer an accurate definition unless you search several sites and read through the messages in my opinion.
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Expensive and poor quality - not a good combination,
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Regardless of their orientation in politics, I think most people would agree that a dictionary should give objective definitions of ideas, not opinions of the author. This "dictionary" does not have an ounce of objectivity in it. The author frequently substitutes his opinion of an idea for the definition of it.Also, given the price, I expected a bigger book. It's not very large, though admittedly it has had most of the terms I wanted to look up in it. If I knew of a better dictionary for politics I would recommend it; since I don't, I simply recommend not wasting your money on this one.
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field service administration, aggregative parties, strong mayor plan, majority party government, dential systems, mandate theory Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Soviet Union, New Haven, Princeton University Press, House of Commons, United Nations, United States, University of California Press, League of Nations, European Union, Reading Bealey, New Zealand, Latin America, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, French Revolution, London School of Economics, Professor of Political Science, Croom Helm, House of Representatives, Martin Robertson, Northern Ireland, Beverly Hills, Martin's Press, North America New!
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New York, Soviet Union, New Haven, Princeton University Press, House of Commons, United Nations, United States, University of California Press, League of Nations, European Union, Reading Bealey, New Zealand, Latin America, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, French Revolution, London School of Economics, Professor of Political Science, Croom Helm, House of Representatives, Martin Robertson, Northern Ireland, Beverly Hills, Martin's Press, North America New!
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- Democracy at the Polls: A Comparative Study of Competitive National Elections by David Butler on 4 pages
- Religion and the Rise of Capitalism by R.H. Tawney on page 42, page 272, and page 368
- The Wealth of Nations: Representative Selections by Adam Smith on page 109, and page 184
- A History of the League of Nations on page 10, and page 69
- The House of Commons in the Twentieth Century: Essays by Members of the Study of Parliament Group by S.A. Walkland on page 234, and page 341
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