Author : Lawrence C Dodd
Release : 2018-02-06
Genre : Political Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 222/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Dynamics Of American Politics by : Lawrence C Dodd

Download or read book The Dynamics Of American Politics written by Lawrence C Dodd. This book was released on 2018-02-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a comprehensive assessment of the major theoretical approaches to the study of American politics. Written by leading scholars in the field, the book's essays focus particularly on the contributions that competing macro- and microanalytic approaches make to our understanding of political change in America.The essays include systematic overviews of the patterns of constancy and change that characterize American political history as well as comparative discussions of theoretical traditions in the study of American political change. The volume concludes with four provocative essays proposing new and integrated interpretations of American politics.This is a path-breaking book that all scholars concerned with American politics will want to read and that all serious students of American politics will need to study. The Dynamics of American Politics is appropriate for graduate core seminars on American politics, undergraduate capstone courses on American politics, courses on political theory and approaches to political analysis, and rigorous lower-division courses on American politics.