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Title The concise Oxford dictionary of politics / edited by Iain McLean
Published Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1996

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Description x, 559 pages ; 20 cm
Series Oxford paperback reference
Oxford paperback reference.
Summary Written by an expert team of political scientists, sociologists, philosophers and political economists, this is the most authoritative and up-to-date dictionary of politics available. Containing over 1,500 entries ranging from John Adams and Young Hegelians to Additional Member System and zero-sum game, this comprehensive and entertaining work offers international coverage of major political institutions, thinkers, and concepts. All significant political thinkers and designers of political institutions in the West are included, and special attention is given to Muslim and Chinese political thought. There are many entries on new and thriving branches of the subject, such as international political economy, voting theory, and feminism. The Dictionary also gives clear and precise definitions of technical terms such as Condorcet winner, Droop quota, and ultra vires, and includes an appendix of political leaders for a wide range of countries and international institutions
Designed especially for general readers and students new to the subject, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics will be an invaluable aid for anybody who wishes to learn about politics from around the world
Analysis Political science
Dictionaries
Overseas item
Subject Political science -- Dictionaries.
Genre/Form Reference sources.
Dictionaries.
Wörterbuch (Fachlexikon)
Reference sources
Dictionaries.
Author McLean, Iain.
LC no. 95000445
ISBN 0192852884
Other Titles Concise dictionary of politics