Understanding Politics: Ideas, Institutions, and Issues
Thomas M. MagstadtSinopsis
Magstadt s UNDERSTANDING POLITICS IDEAS INSTITUTIONS AND ISSUES 13th Edition delivers in depth coverage of contemporary issues and places them in the context of more enduring underlying questions With a politics are pertinent theme it analyzes three fundamental premises Politics is a pervasive force in modern society government is too important to be left in the hands of a few and the right to participate in public life is a precious thing unique to republics It offers insight into key topics democracy dictatorship ideology citizenship voting behavior public policy leadership war foreign policy world politics while analyzing new issues including the Trump presidency social media in politics Russian interference in Western elections Brexit the rise of China as a partner and rival the appeal of populism and nativism as a reaction to globalism and more MindTap an outcome driven application that propels students from memorization to mastery is available with this title for the first time