A novel approach to politics : introducing political science through books, movies and popular culture /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Van Belle, Douglas A., 1965-
Other Authors:	Mash, Kenneth M. (Kenneth Mitchell)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : CQ Press, [2007]
Subjects:	Political science. Popular culture > United States. Politics and culture > United States. Mass media > Political aspects > United States.
Online Access:	Table of contents only

Table of Contents:

Introducing the ancient debate : the ideal versus the real
Utopias, theories, and ideologies : perfect worlds and the imperfections of reality
Why government? : security, anarchy, and some basic group dynamics
Governing society : controlling the behavior of individuals
Government's role in the economy : the offer you can't refuse
Structures and institutions : this old house of commons
Institutions : meat and potatoes
The imperfections of political institutions : bugs in the machine
Courts and law : politics behind the gavel
Not quite right, but still good : the democratic ideal in modern politics
Media, politics, and government : talking heads are better than none
International politics : apocalypse now and then
Political culture : sex and agriculture, getting rucked explains it all
Birth, school, work, death : your moment of zen.