Politics : an introduction /
Barrie Axford [and others].
- xi, 532 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 515-526) and index.
List of figures and tables -- List of biographies -- Notes on the authors -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- People and politics -- Individuals: Is Politics Really about People? -- Political Socialisation -- Political Culture -- Political Participation -- Democracy and Democratisation -- Politics and ideas -- Concepts and Issues -- Political Thought -- Political Ideologies -- The structures and processes of governance -- Local Governance: Politics below the Nation-State -- The Machinery of Government -- Parties, Interest Groups and Public Opinion -- Political Communication and the Media -- The Policy Process -- Politics beyond the territorial state -- Politics and Governance above the Territorial State -- The Processes of Globalisation -- Glossary -- General bibliography -- Index. Pt. 1. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Pt. 2. 6. 7. 8. Pt. 3. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Pt. 4. 14. 15.