Politics Conflict and Compromise Unknown - 1990

Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1990. Previous Owner Markings; Corners, Spine, Boards Bumped; Moderate Shelf Rub to Boards; Edges Moderately Soiled. SYNOPSIS: Politics Conflict and Compromise is a Canadian introduction to comparative politics for senior students. The text discusses the importance of politics in our lives and examines the major political and economic philosophies and ideologies. The chapters contain exercises and activities that test factual recall and encourage thinking skills and independent study. CONTENTS: Unit 1 The Nature of Politics; 1. Universal Human Needs; Sigmund Freud; Alfred Adler; Abraham Maslow; Summary; Looking Closer; Spotlight: Mother Teresa (1910- ); 2. Government; Types of Governments; Functions of Government; Power of Government; Utopian Governments; Summary; Looking Closer; Spotlight: Desmond Tutu (1931- ); 3. Political Philosophies; Plato (428 BC-348 BC); Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679); John Locke (1632-1704); Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778); Karl Marx… Leer más