Essentials of Comparative Politics - Political Science Textbook for College Students | Perfect for Political Theory Courses & Research Studies

The Essentials of Comparative Politics family―including a core textbook, reader, and casebook of country studies―is the most comprehensive, flexible, and affordable package for introductory courses. For this Second Edition, each book has been revised to best complement the others and updated to reflect recent developments. This accessible introduction presents the core concepts that political scientists use to study and compare political systems, illustrating these concepts with concrete examples from specific political systems.