Description:
The distinctive strength of political science in Britain is revealed in this indispensable guide to modern British scholarship in the field. As well as charting the development of the discipline, the essays examine the innovative contributions to the study of nationalism, totalitarianism and authoritarianism and the influential British approach to international relations. The fourteen distinguished authors have provided a major contribution to our understanding of the contemporary state of political science.
Review Quotes:
The most certain recommendation I can make is that this is an excellent book for insiders, very valuable for young academics, graduate students and final-year undergraduates contemplating graduate work ... an impressive and useful work of scholarship.
-- "Anthony H. Birch, Government and Opposition"