TY - BOOK AU - Dickovick,J.Tyler AU - Eastwood,Jonathan TI - Comparative politics: integrating theories, methods, and cases SN - 9780195392104 AV - JF 51 D553c 2013 U1 - 320.3 PY - 2013///] CY - New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Gobierno comparativo N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Comparative political analysis -- The state, development, democracy, and authoritarianism -- Institutions of government -- Politics, society, and culture -- The comparative-international nexus -- Country profiles and cases N2 - Why do countries have different institutions and forms of government? Why do some social revolutions succeed and endure while others fail? Why are some societies subjected to terrorism and not others? An engaging and accessible introduction to the subject, Comparative Politics: Integrating Theories, Methods, and Cases gives students the methodological tools they need to answer the "big questions" in the field. The authors introduce methods early in the text and integrate them throughout in order to help students develop a systematic way of thinking about comparative politics ER -