The Study of Politics
Maurice Duverger
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Description for The Study of Politics
Paperback. This contribution to political science, centres around the intellectual and political struggle between Marxism and liberal democracy - a struggle that has shaped Western experience for over a century - and provides an historical perspective on contemporary society. Series: University Paperbacks. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 413.
If the study of politics is to be rewarding both intellectually and practically it must. by definition. concern itself with the great issues which arise in the real world and with the fundamental arguments which occur about their nature and the possible solutions to them. Abstract political philosophy which is not informed by the experi ence of practice will become sterile. A study of constitutions and the machinery of government can become dry-as-dust and hence boring unless the underlying principles are analysed and grasped. But theo ries of political change divorced from an understanding of consti tutions and institutions will ... Read more
If the study of politics is to be rewarding both intellectually and practically it must. by definition. concern itself with the great issues which arise in the real world and with the fundamental arguments which occur about their nature and the possible solutions to them. Abstract political philosophy which is not informed by the experi ence of practice will become sterile. A study of constitutions and the machinery of government can become dry-as-dust and hence boring unless the underlying principles are analysed and grasped. But theo ries of political change divorced from an understanding of consti tutions and institutions will ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1972
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Series
University Paperbacks
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780442306984
SKU
V9780442306984
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99-15
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