Politics

Politics

Its lively, engaging style and authoritative and comprehensive coverage have made this highly successful text the first choice introduction to politics for students and instructors alike.<br><br>The fourth edition has been has been systematically revised and updated to cover key developments such as the global economic crisis and the Arab Spring. The book also has a new more integrated chapter structure which makes it easier for students to see how different topics interrelate and takes better account of the increasing interdependence between domestic and world events.<br><br>With an attractive new full-colour page design, each chapter includes a range of innovative features and boxed information to aid learning and stimulate critical reflection:<br><br>- Full-page Politics in Action boxes examine major political events from around the world and reflect on their significance for political science. <br>- Debating boxes introduce the key controversies within politics and highlight arguments both for and against a particular proposition.<br>- Illustrated Key Thinker profiles give detail about important figures and their ideas<br>- Concept boxes offer a fuller discussion of important political terms and concepts, particularly those with complex or contested meanings<br><br>