Comparative Politics Today

Updated to include discussions of the 2000 US presidential election and the 11th September 2001 terrorist attacks, this text uses practical examples of how politics works in the real world and offers a study of "contemporary problems" at the beginning of each country study.

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The Seventh Edition Update of this market-leading text offers the most current and respected introduction to comparative politics available, with several updated country studies and a robust new Web site.

Comparative Politics Today is the text that defined the discipline of comparative politics and continues to set the standard for the course with a brand new Web site and the most current country study chapters available. The chapters on England, France, Germany, Russia, Mexico, Japan, and the United States have all been thoroughly updated. A new, highly interactive Comparative Politics Web site (www.ablongman.com/comparativepolitics) is sure to engage today's students and help them learn. The site's features include: country profiles, interactive maps, practice tests, news links, web links, and more. As in the previous edition, theoretical chapters (Chapters 1 - 7) at the beginning of the book explore the "purpose of government" and provide students with a framework for understanding comparative politics. The theoretical section is followed by 12 individual country studies. All country studies are written by pre-eminent specialists on that particular country, ensuring that students have the most reliable information and insights into the political systems of those nations.