Introduction to Comparative Politics: The State and Its Challenges

by Anthony Mughan and Robert Hislope

Book Overview

This stimulating and accessible introduction to comparative politics offers a fresh perspective on the fundamentals of political science. Its central theme is the enduring political significance of the modern state despite severe challenges to its sovereignty. There are three main sections to the book. The first traces the origins and meaning of the state and proceeds to explore its relationship to the practice of politics. The second examines how...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521765161
• ISBN13: 9780521765169
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 346 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.9" x 10.2"