Comparative Politics Today: A World View [Paperback]

Gabriel A. Almond (Author), G. Bingham Powell (Author), Russell J. Dalton (Author), Kaare Strom (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0321158962 | ISBN-13: 978-0321158963 | Publication Date: July 17, 2003 | Edition: 8

Comparative Politics Today is the text that defined the discipline of comparative politics and continues to set the standard for the course with the most current country study chapters and best Web site available. The Eighth Edition of this market-leading text offers the most current and respected introduction to comparative politics available, with several updated country studies and a robust Web site. As in the previous editions, theoretical chapters (Chs. 1 - 7) at the beginning of the book explore the "purpose of government" and provide students with a framework for understanding comparative politics. The theoretical section is followed by 12 individual country studies, written by experts in the politics of those nations.

Product Details

• Paperback: 832 pages
• Publisher: Pearson Longman; 8 edition (July 17, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0321158962
• ISBN-13: 978-0321158963
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.9 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #639,317 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great book to own, October 5, 2009

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This review is from: Comparative Politics Today: A World View (Paperback)

I bought this book for one of my first political science classes. Awesome book to references gives great detail about how the various governmental structures in the international realm function. Some minor details that change about seats, parties, constitutions correspond with the year but other than looking up those few details. Great book for any political science major to own.

5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT Text, September 3, 2005

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This review is from: Comparative Politics Today: A World View (Paperback)

I took the class with 2 of the authors, and the text provided me an in-depth learning experience with the comparative government field.

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3.0 out of 5 stars AP Gov Students Thoughts, October 18, 2006

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HS student (Anchorage, AK United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Comparative Politics Today: A World View, Update Edition (8th Edition) (Paperback)

I am an 11th grader using this book in my AP Government class, and I have not been thourougly impressed with this book. It is incredibly dense and hard to follow. (It usually takes me over two hours to do a Chapters worth of notes.) The vocabulary words are rarely defined and usually lack contextual clues as well.

If this book is to be used for a high school AP class, then it should come with more resources for either the teacher (so they have a thorough understanding of the book) or else for the students.

From what I can tell, this book has a lot of useful information, and seems to be a decent resource if the students and teacher are willing to put the time into it. Unfortunately, with an AP test four months away, time is in short supply.