Product Description

Stimulating, succinct and accessible, this highly successful text offers a truly comprehensive introduction to the study of politics, written from an international perspective. This third edition of Politics has a new chapter on the mass media and political communication and contains substantial new material on developments such as the 'War on Terror,' identity politics and multiculturalism, and state transformation. It also takes into account throughout of the increasing importance of the global dimension of politics, and features new boxed material on major thinkers and key concepts.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #24088 in Books
• Published on: 2007-05-18
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 512 pages

Gerry Stoker, University of Manchester, on the first edition
'A really excellent text...An outstanding success'

Talking Politics
'Heywood is to be commended for devising and writing such an easily usable book...'

Chris Brown, London School of Economics and Political Science, on the first edition
'I can't really imagine a book of this scope being done better...a remarkable achievement to cover so much and with such concision'

Customer Reviews

Excellent, comprehensive introduction to politics
This book was compulsive reading as an introduction to my university course. It is very much a text book, with a layout suited for learning. Topics and areas are well divided and well covered, giving a learner a clear understanding of structures, areas and various aspects of politics. I strongly recommend it to anyone learning about the machinery and debates of politics. It will provide a very firm base from which to further develop your studies.

Essential
This book is invaluable for anyone taking a politics course at university. It covers a broad range of themes with balance and clarity. Helpful tables make it easier to digest the information, and its references for further reading make it indispensable when it comes to writing essays.

Good help at uni
I used this book as part of my first year studies at University for my politics class and it was really easy to use, well set-out etc and not too complicated.