Introduction to Political Science

Author: Sun Guanhong Hu Yuchun Ren Junfeng
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: This book is a textbook for the "Facing the 21st Century" program of the Ministry of Education. The textbook begins by analyzing the fundamental categories of political science, such as political power, state politics, and state polity, and explores the emergence, evolution, and developmental patterns of other important political science categories such as government organization, government functions, and political parties. It further elaborates on the characteristics and general laws of political phenomena such as political participation, political development, political culture, and world politics. People in different eras and regions do not have the same understanding of politics. The greatest feature of this book lies in its comprehensive analysis of the representative views of important political thinkers from ancient and modern times, both at home and abroad, on the above fundamental categories of political science. By logically discussing the evolution and development of these ideas, the book preliminarily reflects the basic process of the formation and development of this ancient discipline of political science. This book is suitable as a foundational textbook for undergraduate and graduate students majoring in political science, public administration, and related fields in general colleges and universities. It can also serve as a reference book for postgraduate students in related fields.