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Long established as the leading text in the field, the 6th edition has been comprehensively updated and rewritten. Accessible, student-friendly and truly...

Following an innovative introduction to the main approaches and concepts in political analysis, the text focuses thematically on the key issues which currently...

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This is a systematically revised and updated new edition of a highly-acclaimed text which was an immediate bestseller on courses around the world. The second...

Stimulating, succinct ,and accessible, this highly successful text offers a truly comprehensive introduction to the study of politics, written from an...

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The fully revised 2nd edition of this popular text provides a concise yet comprehensive introduction to the government and politics of Europe. The book is...

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A very wide-ranging and international introduction to research methods in political science.

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Written by leading authorities, the most broad-ranging text on International Relations Theory on the market covering both traditional and more recent...

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How can political theory help us understand and solve the political questions of our time? This introduction to political theory illuminates its relevance and...

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This major new text by two leading authorities in the field provides a state-of-the-art assessment of what we know about voting behavior and the character,...

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States versus Markets shows that globalization is not a novel phenomenon but a recurrent process whereby markets have, since the sixteenth century,...

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This widely-used and acclaimed text provides a comprehensive and balanced introduction to the main theoretical perspectives on nationalism. The fully updated...

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This is the new third edition of this popular and successful text on the contemporary global political economy and its historical evolution has been...

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This is a systematically updated and entirely redesigned new edition of the leading text on the European Union. The seventh edition is packed with new...

This extremely innovative interdisciplinary text guides the reader through the research process from research design through to analysis and presentation while...

While paradigm-bound research has generated powerful insights in international relations, it has fostered a tunnel vision that hinders progress and widens the...

Now available in a substantially revised 3rd edition covering the changes of the Seventeenth Party Congress and Eleventh National People's Congress and other...

Electoral Systems examines the six principle types of electoral system currently in use in more than seventy of the world's democracies. A common format is...

Genuinely international in scope and drawing on a wide range of examples from around the world, this major new introduction to foreign policy analysis focuses...

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Fully updated for the third edition, Contemporary Latin America provides an accessible concise introduction to the region. Historical context, the countries...

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A clear and accessible introduction to the political creeds and doctrines that have dominated and shaped world politics. The fifth edition has been thoroughly...

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A major new introduction to the theories and methods of public policy analysis and the changing nature of the policy process. Comprehensive, up-to-date and...