21st century political science: a reference handbook (21st century reference) (english edition)  <strong>request a free trial of<em> sage knowledge</em> to sample this title and many more! www.sagepub.com/freetrial <em><br /><br></em></strong><br> <br>via 99 entries or "mini-chapters," the sage 21st century reference series volumes on political science highlight the most important topics, issues, questions, and debates any student obtaining a degree in this field ought to have mastered for effectiveness in the 21st century. <strong>21st century political science: a reference handbook </strong>serves as an authoritative reference source that meets students′ research needs with more detailed information than encyclopedia entries but not so much jargon, detail, or density as a journal article or a research handbook chapter. <br> <br>an editorial advisory board comprised of eminent scholars from various subfields, many of whom are also award-winning teachers, selected the most important general topics in the discipline. the two volumes are divided into six major parts: 1) general approaches of political science; 2) comparative politics; 3) international relations; 4) political science methodology; 5) political thought; and 6) american politics. a section on identity politics includes chapters on topics such as race, ethnicity, and politics; gender and politics; religion and politics; and lgbt issues/ queer theory. this two-volume resource makes fairly complex approaches in political science accessible to advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students.<br /><br> <br>