The challenge of politics
By: Neal Riemer, Douglas W. Simon, Joseph Romance.
Contributors: Simon, Douglas W.; Romance, Joseph, 1966-
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: CQ Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Subjects: Political science.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Rules of the game; title: Games politicians play; title: Politics and choice; title: Political science: components, tasks, and controversies; title: The scientific enterprise; title: The physical, social, and cultural environment of politics; title: Political philosophy and ideology; title: The quest for the good political life; title: Liberal democracy; title: Democratic socialism and communism: ideologies of the left; title: Toward a general understanding of dictatorship and authoritarian states; title: Comparative and world politics; title: The political values of political actors; title: National politics: culture, constitutions, citizens; title: National politics: governmental actors; title: International politics and the global community; title: Decision making in politics; title: Political judgment and public policy; title: War and peace in the modern age; title: The battle on behalf of human rights; title: The struggle for economic well-being; title: The imperative of ecological health.