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Political Science Democracy

Politics (Canadian Edition)

An Introduction to the Modern Democratic State, Fourth Edition

by (author) Larry Johnston

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Initial publish date
Nov 2012
Category
Democracy, Canadian, General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781442605336
    Publish Date
    Nov 2012
    List Price
    $92.00
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781442608788
    Publish Date
    Nov 2012
    List Price
    $171.00

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Description

The latest edition of Politics offers a comprehensive and comparative approach to the essential components of democratic politics in today's states. The book begins by addressing ways of thinking about politics, community, and society, offering broad outlines of political theory in a historical context. Johnston then provides a comparative framework for understanding basic democratic systems which is drawn upon in subsequent sections on institutions, the political process, and governing. The result is an accessible introduction to contemporary democratic politics that is also deeply theoretical and comparative in scope.

The fourth edition has been revised throughout and rewritten with a more focused narrative. The student-friendly design incorporates more visuals and sidebars, as well as chapter objectives and a glossary, in order to make the material easily digestible. In addition, a new companion website provides self-study support for students along with a wealth of materials for instructors to draw from when developing lectures, tutorials, assignments, and exams.

See www.johnstonpolitics.com for more information.

About the author

Larry Johnston is the author of Ideologies: An Analytic and Conceptual Approach (1996) and Between Transcendence and Nihilism (1995). A legislative researcher in Toronto since 1998, he was an academic consultant to the Ontario Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform in 2006. He has taught a variety of politics courses at the University of Toronto, McMaster University, and Ryerson University.

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