Now with MindTap and updated to reflect today's political climate, the Eighth Edition of INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS offers a country-by-country approach that allows students to fully examine similarities and differences among countries and within and between political systems. Now with MindTap and updated to reflect today's political climate, Kesselmen/Krieger/Joseph's INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS, AP® EDITION UPDATE, 8th EDITION, offers a country-by-country approach that allows students to fully examine similarities and differences among countries and within and between political systems. Each chapter offers an analysis of political challenges and changing agendas within countries and provides detailed descriptions and analyses of the politics of individual countries. This edition offers a condensed narrative and student-friendly pedagogy such as marginal key terms and focus questions that will help students make meaningful connections and comparisons about the countries presented. INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS, AP® EDITION UPDATE, 8th EDITION, consists of 13 individual-country case studies, selected for their relevance to the Advanced Placement course, their significance in terms of the comparative themes, and because they provide an interesting sample of types of political regimes, levels of economic development, and geographic regions.
1. The AP Comparative Government and Politics Course.
2. The United Kingdom.
3. The United States.
4. The European Union.
5. Mexico.
6. Nigeria.
7. Russia.
8. Iran.
9. China.
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Mark Kesselman
Mark Kesselman is senior editor of the International Political Science Review and professor emeritus of political science at Columbia University. His research focuses on the political economy of French and European politics. His publications include The Ambiguous Consensus (1967), The French Workers Movement (1984), The Politics of Globalization: A Reader (2012), and The Politics of Power (2013). His articles have appeared in The American Political Science Review, World Politics, and Comparative Politics.
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Joel Krieger
Joel Krieger is the Norma Wilentz Hess Professor of Political Science at Wellesley College. He is author of Reagan, Thatcher, and the Politics of Decline (Oxford University Press, 1986), British Politics in the Global Age (Oxford University Press, 1999). He is the editor-in-chief of The Oxford Companion to Comparative Politics (Oxford University Press, 2013).
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William A. Joseph
William A. Joseph is professor of political science and chair of the department at Wellesley College. He is also an associate in research of the John King Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University. His major areas of academic interest are contemporary Chinese politics and ideology, the political economy of development, and the Vietnam War. He is the editor of and a contributor to Politics in China: An Introduction, 2nd edition (Oxford University Press, 2014).
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A vibrant new full-color format and a variety of new photos and statistical data throughout all chapters reflect the most current developments in the featured countries.
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A new introduction and first chapter that are closely aligned to the newly updated AP® Comparative Government Course & Exam Description provide the information, practices and skills to prepare students for the AP® exam.
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The thoroughly updated country-by-country chapters provide engaging analyses of major recent geopolitical developments around the world.
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“AP® Big Idea” boxed features in the openers of each country chapter identify the relevant big ideas from the AP® Comparative Government course that are addressed in the chapter.
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“AP® Tip” boxes in the margins throughout the country chapters provide point-of-use support on how the chapter content connects to key standards on the AP® exam.
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Content in the first section of each of the country chapters has been updated to discuss the relevant AP® big ideas applicable to each country’s political and governmental landscape.
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AP-style multiple-choice review questions that reflect the questions found on the AP® exam are included at the end of each country chapter for student self-study and assessment.
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AP-style free-response questions are provided in the appendix to enable students to practice with the various types of free-response questions found on the AP® exam.
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AP-specific resources such as the popular Fast Track to a 5 AP-test prep workbook, the AP® Teacher Companion Guide, and a variety of other print and digital assets are available to empower teachers and students.
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