New Dictionary of Political Science

Author: Pan Xiaojuan, Zhang Chenlong, Editors
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Publishing Date: 2001-10-01
Features: This dictionary primarily reflects the new developments in Western political theory research in the 20th century, especially after the 1950s, and includes 450 relevant entries, such as schools of thought, figures, works, concepts, and terms. It is accompanied by three indexes: phonetic, thematic, and foreign language.
Key Features of the Book:
1. The dictionary includes 466 entries on contemporary Western political theory, covering important schools of thought, ideas, figures, works, and concepts in contemporary political science.
2. Most entries are defined in a single sense, with multiple meanings explained in the text if applicable.
3. All entries are arranged in phonetic order according to Chinese Pinyin. Homophones with different tones are listed in tone order. Entries with the same first Pinyin character are arranged alphabetically by the second character, and so on.
4. Each entry is followed by an English translation, except for a few entries where an English translation could not be found.
5. The translations of person names follow the conventional surname-first, name-last format, with standard transliterations used for those that are difficult to standardize.
6. At the end of the main text, an "Important Reference Bibliography" is included, listing relevant important reference materials for each entry in numerical order according to the main text entries, providing readers with additional information.
7. The dictionary is supplemented with an "Index of Foreign Terms" and a "Thematic Index" to facilitate quick searches by different methods.