Author : David Robertson
Release : 1993
Genre : Political science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 762/5 ( reviews)
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Book Synopsis The Penguin Dictionary of Politics by : David Robertson
Download or read book The Penguin Dictionary of Politics written by David Robertson. This book was released on 1993. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Containing over 500 definitions of political theories, dogmas and phraseologies, this dictionary includes updated entries on the European Community and federalism alongside new definitions of the European Court of Justice and Central Banks, among others. Frequently-used terms in Middle-Eastern politics are explained, from Ayatollah and the Arab-Israeli wars, to fundamentalism and the Gulf War. It also includes sections on ideas that have become familiar terms over recent years, such as perestroika, glasnost, being politically correct, and Thatcherism, as well as issues that have taken on greater political significance - for example, abortion and environmentalism.