Ventures in Political Science : Narratives and Reflections / Gabriel A. Almond.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Almond, Gabriel A., Author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (245 p.)

Place of Publication:

Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2023]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Reflecting an extraordinary career, Ventures in Political Science collects Gabriel Almond's most important work on the development of political science and democratic theory. An absorbing introduction—providing personal and historical context—precedes Almond's masterful "History of Political Science." Equally notable are essays on capitalism and democracy, the crisis of political culture in the 1960s, and the history of area studies. Two especially evocative pieces, published here for the first time, compare the cultures of communism and fascism and discuss the background of The Civic Culture study. Significant—and stimulating—this is a not-to-be-missed book for any student of political science.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

1 Introduction

Part 1 Historical Perspectives

2 The History of Political Science: An Essay

3 Charles Edward Merriam

4 Harold Dwight Lasswell

5 A Voice from the Chicago School

6 Area Studies and the Objectivity of the Social Sciences

Part 2 Contributions to Democratic Theory

7 Capitalism and Democracy

8 The Appeals of Communism and Fascism

9 The Cultural Revolution in the United States

10 The Civic Culture: Retrospect and Prospect

11 Civic Culture as Theory

References

Index

About the Book

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Mrz 2023)

ISBN:

1-68585-508-3

OCLC:

1374540840