This abridged edition offers the same personal, engaging introduction to political science as the full-length text in a shorter format--ideal for professors who incorporate outside readings into their courses. Topics include the nature of politics, political institutions, behavior, and ideologies within a comparative framework. Lawson's accessible writing style aids student comprehension and makes difficult concepts and unfamiliar terms understandable through clear explanations and an end-of-text glossary of key terms. A shift from a state-centered emphasis on interdependence to a broader look at globalization runs throughout the text and includes material on global organizations such as the World Bank, the IMF, and the WTO. In addition, most chapters feature new topics, including terrorism worldwide; the roots of terrorism and how nations guard against it; and post-9/11 issues in the U.S. such as civil rights and public health.
- ISBN10 0618425241
- ISBN13 9780618425242
- Publish Date 4 May 2005 (first published 25 April 1985)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 3 June 2016
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Houghton Mifflin
- Edition 2nd Brief ed
- Format Paperback
- Pages 448
- Language English