Arranged topically rather than according to country, this text provides an introduction to the field of political science, examining in detail the contrasting purpose of political institutions as a means to acquire power versus their use as a means to exercise public choice.

Power and Choice: An Introduction to Political Science

Politics & Social Sciences

Shively, W. Phillips

Sociology

Mcgraw-Hill College

Known for its comparative approach and its strong balance between theory and practical real-world examples, POWER AND CHOICE continues as a best-seller, offering a brief but rich introduction to Political Science. Organized topically, this text maintains its use of extended examples of appropriate countries and its strong underlying theme: the contrasting purpose of political institutions as a means to acquire power versus its use as a means to exercise public choice. POWER AND CHOICE serves especially well where instructors wish to use a core text supplemented with additional readers, handouts, or other classroom materials.

Politics & Government

Praised for its conversational tone, analytical framework, and succinct writing style, Power and Choice remains a best-selling introductory Political Science text from which student like to read and professors like to teach.

Power & Choice: An Introduction to Political Science

McGraw=Hill

As a concise introduction to politics, this text in and Introduction to Political Science from a comparative perspective, analyzing governmental structures around the world. The text includes country studies, a glossary, and web links to sites on the Internet for each chapter. Updates in this edition discuss the continuing developments in post-communist countries, reflecting the realities of change vs. the early hopes in the west for the domination of democracy and capitalism. The seventh edition also covers the development of the European Union and has a strengthened argument of political economy.

Power & Choice With PowerWeb; MP

Power and Choice, Thirteenth Edition is a comparative, conceptual introduction to political science which involves students in the dramatic and interesting variety of politics around the world; students clearly are the audience of this text. The theme of “power and choice,” based on a definition of politics as the making of collective choices for a group or state through the use of power, runs through much of the text. The text is organized topically, rather than by county-by-country, and provides in-depth examples at the conclusion of most chapters.

Power & Choice: An Introduction to Political Science with Powerweb; MP

This concise, comparative introduction to the major concepts and themes of political science engages students with concrete examples of analysis without overwhelming them with details.

Power & Choice

McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages

Known for its comparative approach and its strong balance between theory and practical real-world examples, this popular text offers a concise and rich introduction to political science. Organized topically, this text uses extended examples of appropriate countries and its strong underlying theme: the contrasting purpose of political institutions as a means to acquire power versus their use as a means to exercise public choice.

The extensively revised tenth edition of W. Phillips Shively’s Power &amp; Choice: An Introduction to Political Science maintains the author’s goal since the text’s inception: to provide a general, comparative introduction to the major concepts and themes of political science by engaging students with concrete examples of analysis without overwhelming them with excessive detail.

Power & Choice, with PowerWeb

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Government Matters: American Democracy in Context

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Pika Full Professor, Joseph

Women's Studies

McGraw–Hill Education

This is a comparative, conceptual introduction to political science, organized topically rather than country-by-country, providing in-depth examples at the end of most chapters to provide greater richness about various countries than a topical treatment would normally provide. The theme of "power and choice," based on a definition of politics as the making of collective choices for a group or state through the use of power, runs through much of the text.

Anthropology

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Power and Choice: An Introduction to Political Science

Power and Choice: An Introduction to Political Science

Power & Choice: An Introduction to Political Science

Power & Choice With PowerWeb; MP

Power & Choice: An Introduction to Political Science with Powerweb; MP

Power & Choice

Power and Choice: An Introduction to Political Science

Power & Choice, with PowerWeb

Government Matters: American Democracy in Context

Power & Choice: An Introduction to Political Science