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POLITICS: AN INTRODUCTION
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| By: |
Barrie Axford, Richard Huggins, Rico Isaacs |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£190.00 |
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£171.00 |
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£19.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0415571898 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780415571890 |
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| Publisher: |
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
1 October, 2017 |
| Edition: |
3rd Revised edition |
| Pages: |
624 |
| Synopsis: |
The eagerly-awaited 3rd edition of this highly respected and user-friendly text for introductory courses has been thoroughly updated to reflect the world today. It provides completely updated and stimulating coverage of topics essential to the understanding of contemporary politics. It offers students necessary guidance on ways of studying and understanding politics, and illustration of the many different sites at which politics is construed and conducted. Ideal for students taking combined degrees at introductory level in politics and the social sciences, it emphasizes the individual and social dimension of politics and covers theories and concepts in an accessible way. Key features include: * Revised introduction considering 'what is politics' and how we understand and approach its study * New chapter structure (esp.Part 3) organised thematically around the politics of power to provide more imaginitive and accessible coverage political insitutions and governance * New examples and case studies including: Ukraine, the Arab Spring; the "Charlie Hebdo" shootings; "Fertility tourism" in India; Hydropower in Cambodia * More on democratization, authoritarian regimes, direct democracy, gender critical perspectives, minority rights, freedom of speech, global capitalism, social movements, radical political change and post-secularism, and challenges and changes posed by social media * Companion website to include: tbc after further discussion and research |
| Illustrations: |
23 black & white tables, 50 black & white halftones, 20 black & white line |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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