A new entry on the Canadian market, Politics: An Introduction guides students through the basics of political ideologies and institutions before moving on to more complex concepts such as the importance of government, the organization of political systems, and the role of individuals andgroups in society. With an emphasis on Canadian content throughout, the text also maintains an international scope by using case studies to examine and compare political issues in 'developed' and 'developing' countries around the world. Featuring extensive pedagogy and a beautiful full-colourdesign, this new text offers students an accessible, comprehensive entry into the field of political studies.

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George A. MacLean is professor and department head of Political Studies at the University of Manitoba. He is the author of Clinton's Foreign Policy in Russia (2007), co-author of Introduction to Politics: Power, Participation, and the Distribution of Wealth (2001) (with Duncan Wood), co-editorof Ideas, Interests, and Issues (2005 and 2008), and editor of Canada and the United States: A Relationship at a Crossroads? (2005) and Between Actor and Presence: The European Union and the Future for the Transatlantic Relationship (2001). His articles on international relations, foreign policy,international political economy, and security have been widely published in journals and periodicals.Duncan R. Wood is full professor, director of the Program in International Relations, and director of the Canadian Studies Program at the Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico (ITAM) in Mexico City. He is also a researcher in the Centro de Derecho Economico Internacional (CDEI) at ITAM. Hisresearch focuses on the reform of the Mexican energy sector, Latin American energy policy, migration and remittances, the political economy of international finance, Canadian and Mexican foreign policy, and Canada-Mexico relations. He has published on banking supervision, North American relations,Latin American oil companies, and Mexican migration.

"The organization and presentation of material is very easy to follow. I was continually impressed in almost all of the chapters with how well the succession of topics were connected to each other in a smooth flow." "The readability of this text is excellent. It is perhaps the best written of all the introduction to political science texts I have read, used, or reviewed." --John Soroski, Instructor, Grant MacEwan University

"The presentation of the material in this text is very well done. The discussions of the different topics are clear and while it does cover a wide range of topics and sub-fields in political science the presentation is very effective due to the continuation of basic themes and questionsthrough the text." --Neil Hibbert, Assistant Professor, University of Saskatchewan

"The textbook contains good coverage of the politics of countries outside North America, while focusing on Canada and then the US. The authors begin with what's closest to home for the students, and work their way out." --John von Heyking, Associate Professor, University of Lethbridge