The Art of Comparative Politics provides a clear and concise introduction to the comparative study of political systems. This book provides the current, coherent, and comprehensive analysis of the field needed due to the unprecedented growth currently going on in comparative politics. The Art of Comparative Politics provides background on the development of comparative politics as an area of study, offers a coherent analytic treatment that helps make sense out of the field as it exists today, and charts a constructive course for its future development.