Current Debates in Comparative Politics
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| Rating | : | 4.30 (831 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0199341354 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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Tyler Dickovick is Associate Professor of Politics at Washington and Lee University. J. He is the author of Decentralization and Recentralization in Developing Countries: Comparative Studies from Africa and Latin America (2011) and has published articles in many journals.Jonathan Eastwood is Associate Professor of Sociology at Washington and Lee University. He is the author of The Ris
Five Stars Super fun companion to the textbook. Makes the vocab and ideas practical.
Designed for introductory courses, Current Debates in Comparative Politics presents fifty-one readings drawn from major magazines and newspapers including The Economist, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, The New York Times, and The New Yorker. Addressing theoretical, methodological, and practical issues, the selections include scholarly readings that introduce students to key debates in the field along with more informal readings--including one from The Onion and another on Stephen Colbert's notion of "truthiness"--that help students to engage with the material and see how it relates to their daily lives.An excellent stand-alone text, Current Debates in Comparative Politics is also a perfect companion to the editors' textbook, Comparative Politics: Integ
"I would highly recommend Current Debates in Comparative Politics to my colleagues. Since I like to organize my class by topic, this book will be highly effective in guiding my students."--Satoshi Machida, University ofNebraska at Kearney"Yes, I would adopt this book! It is more attractive (better structured, with more accessible material) than the competition."--Pawel Lutomski, San Francisco State University. The authors did a good job of putting together interesting issues and readings