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Title: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics (Oxford Paperback Reference) by Iain McLean, Alistair McMillan ISBN: 0-19-280276-3 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: 01 August, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Two thumbs up.
Comment: This is one of the most comprehensive and handy reference texts for political science student. Invaluable for any undergraduate or someone interested in gaining an increased understanding of political science. Highly readable and comprehensive and will serve as atrusted companion for any serious student or practioner of political science. I bought my copy in 1999 and I still hold on to it and turn to it when the occasional idea I hear from "experts" on tv fails to ring a bell.
Rating: 5
Summary: You Don't Want To Study Politics Without It
Comment: Concision is a necessity in any dictionary, but thorough essentiality is a delightful plus. It is that extra which abounds in this work. The definitions provide readers with enough essentials to provide them with a working knowledge of the subject matter and to spur further reading.
No work can be entirely devoid of ideology, but I saw nothing particularly "leftist" about this work. That specter seems to haunt one reviewer below. However, it is more accurate to say that this dictionary sees no need to repeat the "official" views of neo-liberal democracies about its perceived enemies. It is as "objective" as a political book can be and as accurate as we expect of a dictionary.
This is an excellent tool for those who need explanations of political matters, which includes anyone who studies politics seriously. I highly recommend it.
Rating: 2
Summary: Leftist slant
Comment: When I bought this book, I was looking for definitions and some background on political thought and all I found were leftist views in this book.
For example, the Great Leap Forward is categorized as a plan that "proved highly successful" except for the fact of "the abivalence of many of China's leaders toward centralized planning" and that "the plan was not fully applied."
Another example, is where the term "Federalism" is said to be a "very convenient, increasingly popular, always ambiguous, and sometimes dangerous concept."
As for the term "Marxism", they wrote "Marxism has often been politically successful in peasant-based less developed societies..." Then the entry ends with "as capitalism continues to be experience severe economic threats for the very survival of the human race, that there will continue to be a significant measure of political space in which Marxist ideas will continue to be expressed, debated, and transformed."
I am returning this book.
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Title: The Penguin Dictionary of International Relations (Penguin Reference) by Graham Evans, Jeffrey Newnham ISBN: 0140513973 Publisher: Penguin Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 1999 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: Analyzing Politics With Infotrac: An Introduction to Political Science by Ellen Grigsby ISBN: 0534586716 Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Company Pub. Date: 01 August, 2001 List Price(USD): $59.95 |
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Title: Russian Negotiating Behavior : Continuity and Transition by Jerrold L. Schecter ISBN: 187837978X Publisher: United States Institute of Peace Press Pub. Date: 01 May, 1998 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Blackwell Dictionary of Political Science: A User's Guide to Its Terms by Frank Bealey ISBN: 0631206957 Publisher: Blackwell Publishers Pub. Date: 01 July, 1999 List Price(USD): $33.95 |
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Title: How Germans Negotiate: Logical Goals, Practical Solutions by W. R. Smyser ISBN: 1929223404 Publisher: Institute of Peace Press Pub. Date: 01 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.50 |
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