A Novel Approach to Politicsturns the conventional textbook wisdom on its head. This is a textbook students want to read.
With this new edition, Van Belle brings the book fully up-to-date with recent events, elections, current policy debates, international happenings, and other assorted intergalactic matters. Van Belle adds a wealth of new and recent movies and books to the text, as he illustrates key concepts in political science through examples that captivate students. Employing a wide range of references from1984to Gameof ThronestoHouse of Cards,students are given a very solid grounding ininstitutions, ideology, and economics.
The textbook bits and pieces are still there to aid students—chapter objectives, chapter summaries, bolded keyterms, and discussion questions. Retained for this edition, ''The Thinkers in Boxes" feature calls out pivotal politicalphilosophers, theorists, and assorted hipsters.
