Hawkesworth / Kogan Encyclopedia of Government and Politics

2-volume set
Erscheinungsjahr 2002
ISBN: 978-1-134-96996-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 1456 Seiten

Reihe: Routledge Companion Encyclopedias

* Provides a balanced, comprehensive account of contemporary trends in world, regional and nation-state government and politics
* Captures the global changes, both theoretical and factual, of the past three decades - to give an unprecedented overview of political science and political affairs
* Clearly and incisively written to meet the needs of students, lecturers and practitioners at all levels
* Helpful bibliographies - of new and classic material and suggestions for further reading
* Extensive index of Topics and People

`Provides a comprehensive introduction to both the theoretical and practical issues of government and politics. It will be an essential purchase for libraries with in-depth collections in these areas.' - Reference Reviews
`This up-to-date and well executed work provides a sound introduction to all aspects of political study.' - Choice
`This is a work of immense scholarship and usefulness.' - Political Studies
`In addition to copious citations to the research literature there are brief bibliographies listing major works "for further reading" at the conclusion of each article. This up-to-date and well-executed work provides a sound introduction to all aspects of political study.' - SUNY College at Purchase

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hawkesworth, Mary

Kogan, Maurice

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Enzyklopädien, Nachschlagewerke, Wörterbücher
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Political Theory: Central Concepts Contemporary Ideologies. Contemporary Political Systems. Political Institutions. Political Forces and Political Processes. Centripetal and Centrifugal Forces in the Nation-State. Policy-Making and Policies. International Relations. Major Issues in Contemporary Politics.

Über Autor(innen)

Mary Hawkesworth is Professor of Political Science at the University of Louisville, Kentucky. Maurice Kogan is Professor of Government at Brunel University.