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Tables of Contents for Understanding Politics
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction: The Study of Politics
1
26
Part I Comparative Political Systems
Utopias: Model States
27
20
Totalitarian States: Failed Utopias
47
36
Authoritarian States: Traditional Rule
83
20
Constitutional Democracy: A Popular Alternative
103
13
Part II Contemporary Political Systems
Forms of Democracy: The United States and Great Britain
116
27
Adaptations of Democracy: France, Germany, and Japan
143
32
Postcommunist States in Passage: Russia, China, and the former Yugoslavia
175
39
Developing Countries: Democracy or Dictatorship?
214
30
Part III Politics by Civil Means
Political Socialization: Becoming a Citizen
244
23
Political Participation: Citizenship in Action
267
31
Political Organization: Parties and Interest Groups
298
23
Political Leadership: Exceptional Leaders, Ordinary Politicians, Demagogues, and Citizen-Leaders
321
30
Approaches to the Public Good: Ideologies and Perspectives
351
24
Issues in Public Policy: Principles into Practice
375
32
Part IV Politics by Violent Means
Revolution: In the Name of Justice
407
25
Terrorism: Weapon of the Weak
432
24
War: Causes and Classification
456
32
Part V Politics and World Order
International Relations: The Struggle for Power
488
24
A New International Order: Patterns and Trends
512
21
International Law and Organizations: Collective Security and the Pursuit of Peace
533