{"product_id":"political-science-for-dummies-isbn-9781119674849","title":"Political Science For Dummies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExpand your political science knowledge with a book that explains concepts in a way anyone can understand! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe global political climate is dynamic, at times even volatile. To understand this evolving landscape, it’s important to learn more about how countries are governed. \u003ci\u003ePolitical Science For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e explores the questions that political scientists examine, such as how our leaders make decisions, who shapes political policy, and why countries go to war. The book is the perfect course supplement for students taking college-level, introductory political science courses. \u003ci\u003ePolitical Science For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e is a guide that makes political science concepts easier to grasp.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eGet a better understanding of political ideologies, institutions, policies, processes, and behavior\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplore topics such as class, government, diplomacy, law, strategy, and war\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLearn the specialized vocabulary within the field of political science\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHelp prepare for a range of careers, from policy analyst to legislative assistant\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolitical science crosses into many other areas of study, such as sociology, economics, history, anthropology, international relations, law, statistics, and public policy. Those who want to understand the implications of changing political economies or how governing bodies work can look to \u003ci\u003ePolitical Science For Dummies.\u003c\/i\u003e It’s the book thatcuts through the jargon as it focuses on issues that interest readers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout This Book 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConventions Used in This Book 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIcons Used in This Book 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeyond the Book 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhere to Go from Here 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1: Understanding Political Science 5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1: Discovering the Discipline of Political Science 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLooking at Politics and Political Science 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGoing back to the history of political science 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeing a part of the social sciences 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeing fragmented 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudying Political Power 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercising political power 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDifferent thoughts on political power 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eViews on who holds the power 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChecking on sources of political power 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSearching for Sources of Legitimacy 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolitical structures 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResults 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistory 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHabit 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInternational recognition 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReligion 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNationalism 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2: Shaping Research in Political Science: Looking at Major Approaches 19\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStarting with Traditionalism 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSwitching to Behavioralism 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeing a behavioralist 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTurning the social sciences into a real science 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoving Leftward with Post-Behavioralism 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAgreeing with behavioralism 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiffering from behavioralism 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparing Political Science Theories 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreating theories 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrand theory 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMedium-range theory 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNarrow-range theory 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLooking at Historical Sociology 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeeking Benefits: Rational Choice Theory 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3: Dealing with Political Culture 31\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnalyzing Political Culture 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe importance of political culture 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChanging political cultures 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSustaining Democracy: The Civic Culture 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeing behavioral in nature 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAsking questions 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinding three political cultures 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeeding three political cultures to sustain democracy 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorking on Political Socialization 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGoals of political socialization 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAgents of political socialization 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoving from Materialist to Postmaterialist 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2: Comparing Governments 47\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4: Discussing Different Forms of Government 49\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdentifying Types of Governments 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiving in to democracy 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTesting totalitarianism 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswering to authoritarianism 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDividing Powers 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCentering on a unitary system 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocusing on federalism 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDissecting federalism versus a unitary system 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChecking on confederations 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClassifying the three systems of governments 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Setting the Rules: Constitutions 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLooking at Constitution Basics 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscovering the purpose of constitutions 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChecking out constitution components 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreating a New Country: The U.S Constitution of 1789 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFraming the U.S Constitution 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFacing problems 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWriting a constitution 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing checks and balances 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForming an electoral college 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting stronger 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing three principles 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProtecting citizens’ rights 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaking changes 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChecking on a New Document: The Russian Constitution 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLooking at similarities 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNoting the differences 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructuring government 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGuaranteeing civil rights and liberties 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChanging the Russian Constitution 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6: Comparing Political Institutions: Systems of Government 79\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparing Democratic Political Systems 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eParliamentary democracies versus presidential democracies 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnicameralism versus bicameralism 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudying the U.S Congress 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLooking at Great Britain 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnalyzing Executives 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe U.S presidency 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvolution of the U.S presidency 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreat Britain’s prime ministry 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGoing Bureaucratic 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe French bureaucracy 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe U.S bureaucracy 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSettling Disputes 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClassifying law 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeing supreme: The U.S Supreme Court 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparing two higher courts 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7: Elections, Political Parties, and Interest Groups 95\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudying Elections 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExplaining voting behavior 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDetermining the vote 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolitical Parties — Necessary for Democracy 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining a political party 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDealing with party systems 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCausing different party systems 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClassifying political parties 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFunctioning in a democracy 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRealigning with another party 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterest Groups: Influencing the Government 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGoing pluralist 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeing elitist 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiffering from political parties 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClassifying types of interest groups 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJoining interest groups 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeing powerful 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChecking out interest group functions 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3: Going Global: International Relations 113\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8: Thinking Globally: The Study of International Relations 115\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderstanding the Origins of International Relations 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreating states 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting familiar with international relations terms 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting into the Theories of International Relations 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndividual: The first level of analysis 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eState: The second level of analysis 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSystemic: The third level of analysis 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting Real: The Power of Realism 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBalancing power: The balance of power theory 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAvoiding conflict: The power transition model 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNoting neorealism 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoving into hegemonic decline 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDoing Good: Idealism 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeing Equal through Global Humanism 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStriving for Change with Constructivism 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9: Creating Some Order: International Law and Diplomacy 131\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining International Law 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudying Sources of International Law 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReviewing the great writers of international law 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExamining international treaties 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConnecting with Diplomacy 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeing a successful diplomat 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegulating diplomacy: The Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10: Creating Order through International Organizations 145\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting Together in Europe — The Concert of Europe 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalling for a League of Nations 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComing up with 14 points 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStarting weak as an international organization 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeeding a United Nations 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSharing similarities with the League of Nations 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSetting up a Charter for the United Nations 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLooking at the six structures of the United Nations 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBudgeting for an international organization 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKeeping the peace 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGuaranteeing human rights 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSetting up the International Bill of Human Rights 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11: Not Going to War: The Cold War 1946–1991 163\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExplaining the Cold War 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing systemic explanations 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApplying history 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMisinterpreting actions 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrying to protect itself 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeing aggressive 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHighlighting the Cold War 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContaining the Soviet Union 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComing together 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSaving Greece and Turkey: The Truman Doctrine 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRestoring Europe: The Marshall Plan 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeeding millions: The Berlin Airlift 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGoing to war in Korea 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJust talking: The Doctrine of Rollback 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding the Berlin Wall 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Cuban missile crisis 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStaying Communist: The Brezhnev Doctrine 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting stuck in Vietnam 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInvading Afghanistan 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDestroying an empire 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnalyzing Strategic Doctrines and the Arms Race 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBecoming superior one more time 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting creative in the 1970s 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12: Dealing with Political Violence: War and Terrorism 181\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExamining Warfare 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscovering the types of war 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChanging warfare 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLooking at the Causes of War 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEconomic 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSociological 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsychological 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdeological 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSystemic 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDealing with Terrorism 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudying characteristics of terrorism 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTaking in types of terrorism 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGoing to War with Evil 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow a terrorist group begins: Al Qaeda 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvolution of a terrorist leader 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExploring the Costs of War 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13: Mixing Disciplines: International Political Economy 195\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFusing Economics and Politics 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreating a New Economic Order 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesigning a World Bank 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEstablishing the International Monetary Fund 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeveloping the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscovering Economic Theories 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEconomic liberalism 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMercantilism 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eState capitalism 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eState socialism 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExamining Population and the Division of Wealth 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining terms 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLooking at global inequality 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCausing Economic Decline in the Third World 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eColonialism 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDependency theory 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThird-World elites 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDomestic factors 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInternational organizations 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe international debt crisis 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMultinational corporations 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeeking Globalization: An Integration of Countries 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeasuring globalization 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparing countries: The KOF Index of Globalization 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeeing the light at the end of the tunnel 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 4: Going from Classical to Modern Political Ideologies 215\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 14: Starting in Greece: The Roots of Political Science 217\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudying Ancient Greece and the Start of Political Science 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestioning Everything: Socrates 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroducing inductive reasoning 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTaking a critical look at politics 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePutting Political Philosophy into Play: Plato 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdvocating for ethics 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBelieving in just behavior 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDividing into classes 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreating an elite 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeeking a Scientific Approach: Aristotle 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreating communities 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeing human: A look at humanity and politics 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClassifying forms of governments 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePutting Ethics to Use 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eServing the public first 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesigning the U.S government 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 15: Going Modern: Middle Ages to the Present 229\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTaking a Lesson on Catholic Theory 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSaint Augustine (354–430) 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSaint Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRevolting against religion 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderstanding Power 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNiccolo Machiavelli (1469–1527) 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThomas Hobbes (1588–1679) 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJohn Locke (1632–1704) 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMontesquieu (1689–1755) 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJean Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778) 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoving to Classical Conservatism 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSaving traditional beliefs and institutions 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining conservative views 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdvocating for Classical Liberalism 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeaving the economy alone 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBelieving in people 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePutting the Government Back in Charge: Modern Liberalism 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 16: Moving to the Right: Fascism, Neofascism, and Right-Wing Populism 251\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting a Sense of Fascism 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStarting Out: The Beginnings of Fascism 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComing first: Benito Mussolini 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCausing Fascism 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe story behind Fascism 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFascist core beliefs 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRising of Neofascism 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChallenging the Elite: Populism 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaking a path for populism 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCausing populism 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSwinging Right: Right-Wing Populism in Europe 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding of a right-wing populist party in France: The French National Front 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWanting change: The Alternative for Germany (AfD) 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 17: Going Left: Communism, Socialism, and Social Democracy 271\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCausing Socialism 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStarting with Karl Marx 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMarx’s political theories 274\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMarx’s economic theories 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRealities of Marx’s theories 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUpdating Marxism: Lenin 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLenin’s contributions to Marxism 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDissecting Lenin’s pivotal work 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTraveling to Asia: Maoism 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGoing Democratic: Social Democracy 285\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 5: The Part of Tens 287\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 18: Ten Political Science Books Everyone Should Read 289\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolitics (335–323 BCE) 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Prince (1513) 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeviathan (1651) 291\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwo Treatises of Government (1690) 291\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Wealth of Nations (1776) 292\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Communist Manifesto (1848) 292\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe American Voter (1960) 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMan, the State, and War (1959) 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho Governs? (1961) 294\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho’s Running America? (8th Edition, 2017) 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 19: Ten Modern Political Scientists 297\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDavid Easton 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGabriel Almond 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHans Morgenthau 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKenneth Waltz 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVladimir Orlando Key 300\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSamuel P. Huntington 300\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJohn Rawls 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrancis Fukuyama 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRobert Gilpin 302\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRobert O. Keohane 302\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 303\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarcus A. Stadelmann, PhD,\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of political science and chair of the Department of Political Science and History at the University of Texas at Tyler. 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