Essentials of comparative politics

"Integrates clear, concise, and contemporary coverage of major political concepts with the relevant case studies for the AP curriculum: the United Kingdom, Russia, China, Iran, Mexico, and Nigeria. A new United States case study provides students with a helpful reference point for comparing and contrasting political institutions and processes across the globe." -- Back cover

"Essentials of Comparative Politics is the best-selling book for the course because it provides clear, concise, and contemporary coverage of core concepts in flexible, affordable formats. The Seventh Edition goes even further to address course needs with new coverage of the methods used by comparativists to answer contemporary questions in the discipline"--