A novel approach to politics
Subtitle: introducing political science through books, movies, and popular culture
By: Douglas A. Van Belle, Kenneth M. Mash
Contributors: Mash, Kenneth M. (Kenneth Mitchell)
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: CQ Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 436
ISBN-13: 9780872899995
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introducing the ancient debate : the ideal versus the real; title: Why government? : security, anarchy, and some basic group dynamics; title: Governing society : we know who you are; title: Government's role in the economy : the offer you can't refuse; title: Structures and institutions : get off you #$%&#G %&& and build that #$*%&#g bike; title: The executive (in bad Spanish) : el grande loco casa blanca; title: The confederacy of dunces : the legislative function (not in bad Spanish); title: Brazilian bureaucracy : do we even need to bother with the jokes?; title: Courts and law : politics behind the gavel; title: Not quite right, but still good : the democratic ideal in modern politics; title: Media, politics, and government : talking heads are better than none; title: International politics : apocalypse now and then; title: Chapter 13 was confiscated for your protection; title: Political culture : sex and agriculture, getting rucked explains it all; title: The lastest and bestest chapter : the study of politics; title: Appendix A : Fiction appendix; title: Appendix B : A strategic approach to writing for the classroom.