introducing political science through books, movies, and popular culture /
Douglas A. Van Belle, Victoria University of Wellington.
Fifth Edition.
Thousand Oaks, California :
CQ Press,
[2018]
xxvi, 504 pages ;
24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introducing the ancient debate : the ideal versus the real -- Why government? Security , anarch, and some basic group dynamics -- Governing society : we know who you are -- Government's role in the economy : the offer you can't refuse -- Structures and institutions -- El Grande Loco Casa Blanca : the executive (in bad Spanish) -- The confederacy of dunces : the legislative function (not in bad Spanish) -- Brazilian bureaucracy : do I even need to bother with the jokes? -- Courts and law : politics behind the gavel, obviously, but what's under the gown? -- Not quite right, but still good : the democratic ideal in modern politics -- Media, politics, and government : spies, lies, and freedom fries -- Political culture : sex and agriculture, getting rucked explains it all -- Thte lastest and bestest chapter : the study of politics.
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Introducing political science through books, movies, and popular culture