This general, comparative introduction to the major concepts and themes of political science engages students with concrete analytical examples without overwhelming them with excessive detail. In this extensively revised eleventh edition, W. Phillips Shively surpasses the high standards he set in prior editions, bringing political science conceptually alive as never before.
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Expanded treatment of the "choice" side of "power and choice" in Chapter 1, including a new section "Politics as the Exercise of Choice".
Correlation Guide: www.mhhe.com/mhcp/CorrelationGuides/TS_Political_Issues_16e_CorrGuide.pdf
This convenient guide matches issues in Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Political Issues, 16/e with the corresponding chapters in a best-selling McGraw-Hill Political Science textbooks by Patterson, Patterson/Halter and Shively.
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Increases coverage of religion and politics, with a new section in Chapter 2, "Religion and Politics".
Adds a new section on monarchies and theocracies to the author's treatment of autocracy in Chapter 7. Includes new discussions of theocracy in Iran and the Iraq constitution.
Adds a section on terrorism and its impact on global politics. Discussion of Religion and Politics has been bolstered to include a section on "Terrorism" in Chapter 18 and treatment of the Iraq constitution in Chapter 9.
Presents democracy as a range of possibilities, not as a single type.
Expands discussion of social movements.
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