Political Science

An encyclopedia that provides comprehensive coverage of both the traditional topics of US political history and the broader forces that shape American politics - including economics, religion, social movements, race, class, and gender.

This two-volume set chronicles the expanding role of African Americans, Asian Americans, Latinos and Native Americans in American politics. It provides historical and contemporary biographies, descriptions of major events, and coverage of important legal decisions and organizations.

This two-volume set chronicles the expanding role of African Americans, Asian Americans, Latinos and Native Americans in American politics. It provides historical and contemporary biographies, descriptions of major events, and coverage of important legal decisions and organizations.

Using humanistic principles to strip away the jargon and narrowness inherent in much of modern-day political scholarship, this historical encyclopaedia reclaims the breadth of vision, the privileging of factual evidence over theory, and the moral tenor prevalent in classical political inquiry.

Provides in-depth information on major political theories and systems from all time periods. Each entry begins with a general overview of the system/theory followed by a discussion of the principal aspects of the theory, the theory's philosophy and an analysis of the historical context in which the theory was developed, including critical response.

This encyclopedia covers the major forces that have shaped American politics from the founding to today. Broad in scope, the book addresses both the traditional topics of political history--such as eras, institutions, political parties, presidents, and founding documents--and the wider subjects of current scholarship, including military, electoral, and economic events, as well as social movements, popular culture, religion, education, race, gender, and more.

This Dictionary offers a fresh, up-to-date look at US government and politics, explaining and where necessary demystifying the key terms used in discussion of the political system. Major figures, events, ideas, movements and Supreme Court cases relevant to a study of the American political system are included with the aim of allowing readers to develop a deeper knowledge and understanding of the area. The Dictionary also raises key issues and areas of contention and academic debate. Coverage is comprehensive, with c.400 entries, each providing analysis of the subject. Terms are presented in an A-Z format with cross-referencing where appropriate.

Features more than ten thousand legal terms and includes a dictionary guide and the complete United States Constitution.

Written by a team of well-known political scientists from Warwick University, this is the most authoritative and up-to-date dictionary of politics available. * Over 1,500 entries provide international coverage of major political institutions, thinkers, and concepts.

This thoroughly revised and updated edition is the most comprehensive and detailed reference ever published on United Nations. The book demystifies the complex workings of the world's most important and influential international body.

Using humanistic principles to strip away the jargon and narrowness inherent in much of modern-day political scholarship, this historical encyclopaedia reclaims the breadth of vision, the privileging of factual evidence over theory, and the moral tenor prevalent in classical political inquiry.

This guide is a comprehensive compilation of information about America's electoral process available to library patrons from scholars to high school students. This updated edition chronicles the details of the landmark 2000 elections.

A brief guide to the economy, government, land, demographics, communications, transportation systems, and national defense establishment of each of 267 entities of the world.

Written by an international team of more than 350 legal scholars, the more than 400 signed entries cover legal systems of countries from around the world. Each country profile includes a map with an inset of its location on the globe, general information about the country, its history, diagrams of its court structure, the evolution of its legal framework, its current structure, staffing or how judges are appointed, any specialized judicial bodies (i.e. military court), and the impact that the legal system has had on the country. Articles conclude with references and a bibliography.

Provides the essentials needed for understanding how philosophies have shaped political systems, opinions, and behaviors. This title explains the importance of ancient and modern political philosophers and philosophies. It features articles on fundamental political philosophies, including Communism, Egalitarianism, Feminism, and Pragmatism.

Provides in-depth information on major political theories and systems from all time periods. Each entry begins with a general overview of the system/theory followed by a discussion of the principal aspects of the theory, the theory's philosophy and an analysis of the historical context in which the theory was developed, including critical response.

This dictionary is a useful guide to politics, its terminologies, ideologies and institutions. It provides: up-to-date information for both students and general readers; over 500 extensive definitions; an understanding of the basics of political thought and theory; coverage of complex ideologies and dogmas; and more.