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Appadorai, A.

The substance of politics/ A. Appadorai - New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2004. - xiv, 583 p. ; 22 cm.

pt. 1. Political theory --
Fundamental ideas --
The origin of the state --
The purpose of the state --
Sovereignty --
Law --
Liberty --
Equality --
The sphere of the state --
Modern theories of the state --
Forms of government --
International relations --
Political organization --
pt. 2. Political organization --
Book. 1. History of government --
The Greek city-state --
The government of Rome --
Medieval European polity --
The modern period --
Book. 2. Modern constitutions --
The government of the United Kingdom --
The French Republic --
The United States of America --
Canada and Australia --
Switzerland --
Pakistan --
India --
The Republic of South Africa --
Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy --
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics --
Book. 3. Organization of government --
The classification of states --
Unitary and federal states --
Rigid and flexible constitutions --
The separation of powers --
The electorate --
The legislature --
The executive --
The judiciary.

ISBN: 9780195656336

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Political science

Dewey Class. No.: 320 / APP/T