Politics in a Changing World

While the greater part of the audience for this introductory political science text by Ethridge and Handelman (both emeritus professors of political science at the U. of Wisconsin) are expected to be students from the United States, the authors feel that one cannot understand politics by focusing on a single political system and that students will understand American politics better once they have been introduced to study of politics around the world. Attempting balanced coverage of the diversity of perspectives, approaches, and methods across the various subfields of contemporary political science, they offers sections on political fundamentals, political behavior, political institutions, politics in selected nations (the US, the UK, Russia, China, and Mexico), and international relations. This new edition has been updated to address recent issues related to the "war on terror," the 2008 US presidential election and the 2010 congressional elections, the global financial crisis, the rise of Europe's radical right parties, and more. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)