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Understanding Latin American Politics

A Short Introduction

By Clive S. Thomas

February 2010 | Hardback: 978-0-415-98843-8 (Routledge)

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Understanding Latin American Politics

A Short Introduction

By Clive S. Thomas

February 2010 | Paperback: 978-0-415-98844-5 (Routledge)

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Contemporary European Politics

A Comparative Introduction

By José Magone

This textbook has the general aim of introducing students to the development of the EU's role in world politics. It examines the gradual rise of...

July 2009 | Hardback: 978-0-415-41892-8 (Routledge)

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Contemporary European Politics

A Comparative Introduction

By José Magone

This textbook has the general aim of introducing students to the development of the EU's role in world politics. It examines the gradual rise of...

July 2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-41893-5 (Routledge)

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Understanding E-Government in Europe

Issues and Challenges

Edited by Paul G. Nixon, Vassiliki N. Koutrakou, Rajash Rawal

This book charts, explains and assesses the challenges that governments face and how various factors play a role before we can even begin to speak...

June 2009 | Hardback: 978-0-415-46799-5 (Routledge)

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Understanding E-Government in Europe

Issues and Challenges

Edited by Paul G. Nixon, Vassiliki N. Koutrakou, Rajash Rawal

This book charts, explains and assesses the challenges that governments face and how various factors play a role before we can even begin to speak...

June 2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-46800-8 (Routledge)

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International Political Marketing

An Introduction

By Jennifer Lees-Marshment

Political marketing is the use of marketing concepts and techniques by political parties. It has become an increasingly important part of political communication in the...

May 2009 | Hardback: 978-0-415-43128-6 (Routledge)

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International Political Marketing

An Introduction

By Jennifer Lees-Marshment

Political marketing is the use of marketing concepts and techniques by political parties. It has become an increasingly important part of political communication in the...

May 2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-43129-3 (Routledge)

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Contemporary Political Theorists in Context

By Anthony M. Clohesy, Stuart Isaacs, Chris Sparks

This exciting new textbook presents a clear framework for students to understand how themes and issues in political thought have emerged and developed throughout the...

March 2009 | Hardback: 978-0-415-35728-9 (Routledge)

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Contemporary Political Theorists in Context

By Anthony M. Clohesy, Stuart Isaacs, Chris Sparks

This exciting new textbook presents a clear framework for students to understand how themes and issues in political thought have emerged and developed throughout the...

March 2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-35729-6 (Routledge)

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Concepts and Method in Social Science

The Tradition of Giovanni Sartori

Edited by David Collier, John Gerring

Careful work with concepts is a cornerstone of good social science methodology. Concepts and Method in Social Science demonstrates the crucial role of concepts, providing...

December 2008 | Hardback: 978-0-415-77577-9 (Routledge)

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Concepts and Method in Social Science

The Tradition of Giovanni Sartori

Edited by David Collier, John Gerring

Careful work with concepts is a cornerstone of good social science methodology. Concepts and Method in Social Science demonstrates the crucial role of concepts, providing...

December 2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-77578-6 (Routledge)

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Comparative European Politics

Edited by Josep M. Colomer

This is a clear, comprehensive and authoritative introduction to the institutional regimes of countries in Western Europe written by an outstanding group of political scientists....

July 2008 | Hardback: 978-0-415-43755-4 (Routledge)

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Comparative European Politics

Edited by Josep M. Colomer

This is a clear, comprehensive and authoritative introduction to the institutional regimes of countries in Western Europe written by an outstanding group of political scientists....

July 2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-43756-1 (Routledge)

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Issues and Methods in Comparative Politics

An Introduction

By Todd Landman

Building on the strengths of the second edition, this highly regarded textbook continues to provide the best introduction to the strategies of comparative research in...

May 2008 | Hardback: 978-0-415-41236-0 (Routledge)

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Issues and Methods in Comparative Politics

An Introduction

By Todd Landman

Building on the strengths of the second edition, this highly regarded textbook continues to provide the best introduction to the strategies of comparative research in...

April 2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-41237-7 (Routledge)

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Understanding Comparative Politics

A Framework for Analysis

By Mehran Kamrava

Comparative politics has undergone significant theoretical changes in recent decades. Particularly since the 1980s, a new generation of scholars have revamped and rejuvinated the study...

January 2008 | Hardback: 978-0-415-77304-1 (Routledge)

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Understanding Comparative Politics

A Framework for Analysis

By Mehran Kamrava

Comparative politics has undergone significant theoretical changes in recent decades. Particularly since the 1980s, a new generation of scholars have revamped and rejuvinated the study...

January 2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-77305-8 (Routledge)

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Explaining Politics

Culture, Institutions, and Political Behavior

By Oliver Woshinsky

This unique text offers a comprehensive overview of who participates in politics and why, how social and political institutions shape that involvement, and, ultimately, what...

2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-96078-6 (Routledge)

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Revolution in the Making of the Modern World

Social Identities, Globalization and Modernity

Edited by John Foran, David Lane, Andreja Zivkovic

This volume questions whether ideas of revolution are still relevant in the postmodern and globalized world of the twenty-first century.

Featuring contributions from some of...

2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-77183-2 (Routledge)

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Revolution in the Making of the Modern World

Social Identities, Globalization and Modernity

Edited by John Foran, David Lane, Andreja Zivkovic

This volume questions whether ideas of revolution are still relevant in the postmodern and globalized world of the twenty-first century.

Featuring contributions from some of...

2007 | Hardback: 978-0-415-77182-5 (Routledge)

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The American Anomaly

U.S. Politics and Government in Comparative Perspective

By Raymond A. Smith

Students educated in the United States often come away from their classes with the belief that the American political system is the "best" such system...

2007 | Hardback: 978-0-415-95745-8 (Routledge)

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The American Anomaly

U.S. Politics and Government in Comparative Perspective

By Raymond A. Smith

Students educated in the United States often come away from their classes with the belief that the American political system is the "best" such system...

2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-95746-5 (Routledge)

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Political Development

By Damien Kingsbury

This book fills a growing gap in the literature on international development by addressing the debates about good governance and institution-building within the context of...

2007 | Hardback: 978-0-415-40187-6 (Routledge)

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Political Development

By Damien Kingsbury

This book fills a growing gap in the literature on international development by addressing the debates about good governance and institution-building within the context of...

2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-40188-3 (Routledge)

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The United States and Central America

Geopolitical Realities and Regional Fragility

By Mark B. Rosenberg, Luis G. SolisJorge I. DomínguezRafael Fernández de Castro

This book is a concise overview of the recent history of U.S.-Central American relations. Part of the Contemporary Inter-American Relations series edited by Jorge Dominguez and...

2007 | Hardback: 978-0-415-95834-9 (Routledge)

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The United States and Central America

Geopolitical Realities and Regional Fragility

By Mark B. Rosenberg, Luis G. SolisJorge I. DomínguezRafael Fernández de Castro

This book is a concise overview of the recent history of U.S.-Central American relations. Part of the Contemporary Inter-American Relations series edited by Jorge Dominguez and...

2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-95835-6 (Routledge)

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Comparative Federalism

Theory and Practice

By Michael Burgess

A new examination of contemporary federalism and federation, which delivers a detailed theoretical study underpinned by fresh case studies.

It is grounded in a clear distinction...

2006 | Hardback: 978-0-415-36454-6 (Routledge)

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Comparative Federalism

Theory and Practice

By Michael Burgess

A new examination of contemporary federalism and federation, which delivers a detailed theoretical study underpinned by fresh case studies.

It is grounded in a clear distinction...

2006 | Paperback: 978-0-415-36455-3 (Routledge)

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Studying Human Rights

By Todd Landman

This book draws on key theories and methods from the social sciences to develop a framework for the systematic study of human rights problems. It argues...

2005 | Hardback: 978-0-415-32604-9 (Routledge)

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Studying Human Rights

By Todd Landman

This book draws on key theories and methods from the social sciences to develop a framework for the systematic study of human rights problems. It argues...

2005 | Paperback: 978-0-415-32605-6 (Routledge)

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Learning From Comparative Public Policy

A Practical Guide

By Richard Rose

This textbook offers a fresh approach to the study of comparative politics and public policy. Instead of concentrating on why countries differ, Learning From Comparative...

2004 | Hardback: 978-0-415-31741-2 (Routledge)

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Learning From Comparative Public Policy

A Practical Guide

By Richard Rose

This textbook offers a fresh approach to the study of comparative politics and public policy. Instead of concentrating on why countries differ, Learning From Comparative...

2004 | Paperback: 978-0-415-31742-9 (Routledge)

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The Modern State

By Christopher Pierson

2004 | Paperback: 978-0-415-32933-0 (Routledge)

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Issues and Methods in Comparative Politics

An Introduction

By Todd Landman

Building on the strengths of the first edition, this accessible and user-friendly textbook explores the strategies of comparative research in political science. It begins by...

2003 | Paperback: 978-0-415-27270-4 (Routledge)

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Issues and Methods in Comparative Politics

An Introduction

By Todd Landman

Building on the strengths of the first edition, this accessible and user-friendly textbook explores the strategies of comparative research in political science. It begins by...

2003 | Hardback: 978-0-415-27269-8 (Routledge)

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Tourism

Politics and Public Sector Management

By James Elliott

Tourism looks set to replace oil as the most important global industry. James Elliot explores the ways in which governments of both developed and developing...

1997 | Hardback: 978-0-415-07157-4 (Routledge)

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Tourism

Politics and Public Sector Management

By James Elliott

Tourism looks set to replace oil as the most important global industry. James Elliot explores the ways in which governments of both developed and developing...

1997 | Paperback: 978-0-415-07158-1 (Routledge)

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The European Union and the Nordic Countries

Edited by Lee Miles

The European Union and the Nordic Countries provides an authoritative assessment of the intricate relationship between the EU and the Nordic countries. The team of...

1996 | Hardback: 978-0-415-12422-5 (Routledge)

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The European Union and the Nordic Countries

Edited by Lee Miles

The European Union and the Nordic Countries provides an authoritative assessment of the intricate relationship between the EU and the Nordic countries. The team of...

1996 | Paperback: 978-0-415-12423-2 (Routledge)

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Health Care Systems in Liberal Democracies

Edited by Ann Wall

Health Care Systems in Liberal Democracies looks at the way in which health care is organized and delivered in:
* Australia
* Italy
* the Netherlands
* Sweden
* the...

1996 | Hardback: 978-0-415-11806-4 (Routledge)

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Health Care Systems in Liberal Democracies

Edited by Ann Wall

The maintenance of health and the provision of services for the sick are probably some of the most challenging tasks facing modern government.
Health Care Systems...

1996 | Paperback: 978-0-415-11807-1 (Routledge)

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Women and Politics in the Third World

Edited by Haleh Afshar

Women and Politics in the Third World is the first comprehensive textbook on women's political activities in the third world. It provides a feminist analytical...

1996 | Hardback: 978-0-415-13853-6 (Routledge)

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Women and Politics in the Third World

Edited by Haleh Afshar

Women and Politics in the Third World provides a feminist analytical perspective on the specific forms of resistance, organisation and negotiation by women in Third...

1996 | Paperback: 978-0-415-13861-1 (Routledge)

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The New Italian Republic

From the Fall of the Berlin Wall to Berlusconi

Edited by Stephen Gundle, Simon Parker

1995 | Hardback: 978-0-415-12161-3 (Routledge)

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The New Italian Republic

From the Fall of the Berlin Wall to Berlusconi

Edited by Stephen Gundle, Simon Parker

1995 | Paperback: 978-0-415-12162-0 (Routledge)

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Understanding Comparative Politics

A Framework for Analysis

By Mehran Kamrava

Comparative politics has undergone significant theoretical changes in recent decades. Particularly since the 1980s, a new generation of scholars have revamped and rejuvinated the study...

1995 | Hardback: 978-0-415-13011-0 (Routledge)

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Understanding Comparative Politics

A Framework for Analysis

By Mehran Kamrava

Comparative politics has undergone significant theoretical changes in recent decades. Particularly since the 1980s, a new generation of scholars have revamped and rejuvinated the study...

1995 | Paperback: 978-0-415-13012-7 (Routledge)

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