Research Catalog

Title

Comparative politics : an introduction to seven countries / Rolf H.W. Theen, Frank L. Wilson.

Author

Theen, Rolf H. W., 1937-

Publication

Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, ©2001.

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Details

Additional Authors

Wilson, Frank Lee, 1941-

Description

xviii, 549 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm

Summary

Theen profiles seven countries: Britain, France, Federal Republic of Germany, the Russian Federation, Japan, the People's Republic of China, and Nigeria.

Subjects

• Institutions politiques comparées
• Comparative government
• Governo comparado

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• British history enshrined -- Social setting of British politics -- British political framework -- British political participation : the citizen and politics -- Political leaders in Britain -- Britain's political performance -- Historical background to contemporary French politics -- Social basis of French politics -- French political framework -- Political participation : the French citizen and politics -- Political leaders in France -- French political performance -- German history and political culture -- Social setting of German politics -- Political framework of Germany.
• Political participation : the German citizen in politics -- Political leadership in Germany -- German socioeconomic and political performance -- Russian history and political culture -- Social setting of Russian politics -- Political framework of the Russian Federation -- Russian political participation : the citizen in politics -- Political leadership in the Russian Federation -- Russian political performance -- Japan's history and political culture -- Social setting of Japanese politics -- Japanese political framework -- Japanese political participation : the citizen and politics.
• Political leadership in Japan -- Japanese political performance -- China's history and political culture -- Social setting of politics in China -- China's political framework -- Mass participation and political socialization in China -- China's political leadership -- China's political performance -- Historical roots of divided Nigeria -- Social cleavages and Nigerian politics -- Nigerian political framework -- Political participation in Nigeria -- Political elites in developing Nigeria -- Nigerian political performance.

ISBN

• 0130835730
• 9780130835734

LCCN

00029353

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library