Systems of government / the editors of Salem Press.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Editors of Salem Press, author.

Series:

Sociology Reference Guide

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political sociology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (v, 75 pages).

Place of Publication:

Ipswich, Massachusetts : Salem Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This work is designed to provide a solid foundation for the research of various sociological topics. This volume offers an overview of sociology as it applies to different systems of government. Introducing this topic are essays that highlight the authoritarian and religious forms of government. The volume then examines various components of democratic government before concluding with discussions on international war, national security, and the modern nation-state.

Contents:

""Sociology Reference Guide: Systems of Government""; ""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""Government Systems: Authoritarianism""; ""Government Systems: Religious Governments""; ""Government Systems: Democracy""; ""Democracy: The Pluralist Perspective""; ""Democracy: The Elitist Perspective""; ""Citizenship Rights""; ""The Welfare State""; ""Democratization of Transforming Nations""; ""Global Politics: Causes of War""; ""Global Politics: International Terrorism""; ""National Security""; ""The Nation-State""; ""Nationalism & the Modern State""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 13, 2014).

ISBN:

9781429834681

1429834684

OCLC:

883331326