01380cam a22002535i 45000010009000000050017000090080041000260100017000670200031000840400027001150420008001420500020001501000036001702450097002062500007003032630009003102640039003193000015003583360026003733370028003993380027004275200648004546550024011022389913120260209125057.0241022s2024 cau 000 0 eng  a 2024949039 a9781544329291q(paperback) aDLCbengerdacDLCdAU apcc aJF51b.L36 20261 aLangenbacher, Eric A.,eauthor.10aComparative politics :bmapping institutions, power, and legitimacy /cEric A. Langenbacher. a1. a1111 1aThousand Oaks :bCQ Press,c©2024 a378 pages atextbtxt2rdacontent aunmediatedbn2rdamedia avolumebnc2rdacarrier a"Comparative Politics: Mapping Institutions, Power, and Legitimacy introduces students to the foundations of comparative politics while using mapping and data analysis to encourage them to think critically about ever-changing global relationships. Author Eric Langenbacher examines the key concepts of power and legitimacy through a variety of viewpoints, emphasizing the choices institutions make and why they make them. As students explore themes through world geography and data-based cases, they learn to reevaluate traditional ideas about national and other political borders and better assess the performance of political institutions"-- 0aPrint books.2local