Critical concepts
Subtitle: an introduction to politics
By: edited by Janine Brodie and Sandra Rein
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: Pearson Prentice Hall
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 409
ISBN-13: 9780132237666
Subjects: Political science; Textbooks; Science politique; Manuels d'enseignement supérieur; Politische Wissenschaft
Description: "This fourth edition has 11 new chapters, introduces post-modern ideas and critiques, and integrates multicuralism, feminism, ecology, and other progressive perspectives into the discussion."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Power and politics / Janine Brodie; title: Traditions of political thought / Roger Epp; title: Liberalism / Don Carmichael; title: Democracy / Catherine Kellogg; title: Radical politics / Sandra Rein; title: The modern state / Lois Harder; title: Regimes / Fred Judson and Sandra Rein; title: Constitutions and the rule of law / Ian Urquhart; title: Public bureaucracy / Marcia Nelson and Steve Patten; title: Representation / Steve Patten; title: Political parties and elections / Shauna Wilton; title: Citizens and citizenship / Christina Gabriel; title: Community / Judith Garber; title: Gender and politics / Linda Trimble; title: Culture as a (contentious) critical concept / Yasmeen Abu-Laban; title: The politics of diversity / Rita Dhamoon; title: Indigenous peoples / Isabel Altamirano-Jimenez; title: Environmental politics / Laurie E. Adkin; title: Political violence / Sean F. McMahon; title: The west and the rest / Mojtaba Mahdavi; title: Global (dis)orders / W. Andy Knight; title: International relations / Juris Lejnieks; title: International organizations / Tom Keating; title: Global political economy / Rob Aitken; title: Global cities / James Lightbody; title: Regionalization and globalization / Julián Castro-Rea; title: Rethinking poverty in a global era / Malinda S. Smith.