What Is Politics?: The Activity and Its Study

by Adrian Leftwich

Book Overview

What is politics? Is it a universal feature of all human societies, past and present? Is it tied to specific institutional arenas? Or is it found in all groups and organizations, large or small, formal or informal? This new textbook seeks to provide answers to these important questions. Starting with what it means to 'think politically', the book goes on to explore a wide range of meanings attributed to the concept of politics from a variety of perspectives...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745630561
• ISBN13: 9780745630564
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 199 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 8.9"