Essentials of Comparative Politics

As dramatic changes around the world challenge many of the traditional assumptions used to understand politics, Essentials of Comparative Politics, Second Edition, provides a contemporary framework for studying political systems. This textbook teaches the fundamental concepts and analytical tools that political scientists use to compare countries today.With a new chapter on political violence, the Second Edition is completely up-to-date. It incorporates analysis of the rise of political Islam, the effects of globalization on domestic politics, the expansion of the European Union, the Iraq war, and other recent developments.