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082			_a320.3 _bKAM/U
100			_aKamrava, Mehran _922073
245		0	_aUnderstanding comparative politics: a framework for analysis/ _cMehran Kamrava
250			_a2nd ed.
260			_aLondon: _bRoutledge, _c2008.
300			_aviii, 211 p. ; _c24 cm.
505			_a1. Introduction -- Part I. Approaches to comparative analysis -- 2. Theories of comparative politics: a brief overview -- The state -- The political system -- Bringing the state back in -- Conclusion -- Part II. The comparative study of politics -- 3. A synthesis -- An alternative approach -- Conclusion -- 4. States and social institutions -- State institutions -- Social institutions -- Conclusion -- 5. A framework for analysis -- The state-in-society approach -- A sharper focus -- Analytical applications -- Conclusion -- Part III. State in comparative perspective -- 6. Democratic states -- State classifications -- First world democracies -- New democracies -- Pseudo-democracies -- Conclusion -- 7. Non-democratic states -- Inclusionary populist regimes -- Bureaucratic-authoritarian dictatorships -- Conclusion -- Part IV. State-society interactions: revolution & democratization -- 8. Revolutions -- Causes of revolutions -- State breakdown -- Revolutionary mass mobilization -- Conclusion -- 9. Democratization -- Civil society and civil society organizations -- Democratic transitions -- Conclusion -- 10. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
650			_aComparative government _91587
650			_aPolitical science _92907
942			_cWB16 _01