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Table Of ContentPART I * RULES OF THE GAMECHAPTER 1 * Games Politicians PlayCHAPTER 2 * Politics and ChoiceCHAPTER 3 * Political Science: Components, Tasks, and ControversiesCHAPTER 4 * The Physical, Social, and Cultural Environment of PoliticsPART II * POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY AND IDEOLOGYCHAPTER 5 * The Quest for the Good Political LifeCHAPTER 6 * Liberal DemocracyCHAPTER 7 * Democratic Socialism and Communism: Ideologies of the LeftPART III * AMERICAN, COMPARATIVE, AND WORLD POLITICSCHAPTER 8 * Key Dilemmas: Political Form, Culture, and ValuesCHAPTER 9 * American Politics and GovernmentCHAPTER 10 * Comparative PoliticsCHAPTER 11 * International Politics and the Global CommunityPART IV * POLITICAL JUDGMENT AND PUBLIC POLICYCHAPTER 12 * War and Peace in the Modern AgeCHAPTER 13 * The Battle on Behalf of Human RightsCHAPTER 14 * The Struggle for Economic Well-BeingCHAPTER 15 * The Imperative of Ecological Health
Synopsis"[This is] a textbook that offers students a good introduction to the science of politics while emphasizing the moral, empirical, and prudential dimensions of politics." --Prosper Bernard, Jr., College of Staten Island The Seventh Editionof The Challenge of Politicsby Douglas W. Simon and Joseph Romance balances classic political theory with contemporary politics to help students understand the fundamental questions of political science. The authors relate insights of classic political thinkers both to their modern counterparts and to the political dynamics of American, comparative, and international affairs. With its theme of politics as a scientific study, this book allows students to explore the impact of philosophy and ideology, to recognize major forms of government, to evaluate empirical findings, and to understand how policy issues directly affect people's lives., "[This is] a textbook that offers students a good introduction to the science of politics while emphasizing the moral, empirical, and prudential dimensions of politics." --Prosper Bernard, Jr., College of Staten Island The Seventh Edition of The Challenge of Politics by Douglas W. Simon and Joseph Romance balances classic political theory with contemporary politics to help students understand the fundamental questions of political science. The authors relate insights of classic political thinkers both to their modern counterparts and to the political dynamics of American, comparative, and international affairs. With its theme of politics as a scientific study, this book allows students to explore the impact of philosophy and ideology, to recognize major forms of government, to evaluate empirical findings, and to understand how policy issues directly affect people's lives., The Challenge of Politicsbalances classic political theory with contemporary politics to help students understand the fundamental questions of political science. The authors relate insights of classic political thinkers both to their modern counterparts and to the political dynamics of American, comparative, and international affairs.
LC Classification NumberJA66.R498 2023