Essential Readings in Comparative Politics (Third Edition) [Paperback]

Patrick H. O'Neil (Editor), Ronald Rogowski (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0393934012 | ISBN-13: 978-0393934014 | Publication Date: August 31, 2009 | Edition: Third Edition

An affordable companion reader to Essentials of Comparative Politics, including the classic ideas and contemporary debates that inform comparative politics today.

Essential Readings in Comparative Politics, Third Edition, is the most affordable reader that combines classic theoretical works, contemporary scholarship, and serious journalistic pieces for undergraduate comparative politics courses. Designed to complement the text, the reader’s chapters are organized thematically around major topics. The third edition includes 40% new readings.

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About the Author

Patrick H. O’Neil is Associate Professor of Politics and Government at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington. He has a Ph.D. in Political Science from Indiana University. Professor O’Neil’s teaching and research interests are in the areas of democratization, conflict and political violence, and the politics of risk and technology. His publications include the books Revolution From Within: The Hungarian Socialist Worker’s Party “Reform Circles” and the Collapse of Communism and Communicating Democracy: The Media and Political Transitions (editor).

Ronald Rogowski is the Dean of the International Institute and a professor of Political Science at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is the author of Rational Legitimacy (1974) and Commerce and Coalitions (1989) and currently holds a National Science Foundation award for work on economic consequences of electoral systems. He has served as a Vice-President and as Program Co-Chair of the American Political Science Association and was elected in 1994 as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

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• Paperback: 560 pages
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company; Third Edition edition (August 31, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0393934012
• ISBN-13: 978-0393934014
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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Text doesn't seem focused enough at times, but all in all it is a good comparison of philosophical views of governing.

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Just what I expected for my Comparative Politics course. Has some great readings. Not perfect in terms of what they selected but I think it's the best that has been done so far. Shipping and everything was as expected. Highly recommend.