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Encyclopedia of Political Science Main (2nd) Floor Reference Collection Ref JA61 .E513 2011
Reviewed by Kay Young
For scholarly essays on topics from
Absentee Voting
to
Zetkin, Clara, the pioneer feminist activist
Considered an "ambitious survey of the world of politics at the beginning of the 21st Century", the Encyclopedia of Political Science offers more than 1,500 signed essays by contributors from forty countries. Merriam Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary defines politics as the quest for good government, a pursuit that has engaged humans from the time they formed groups and communities. The discussion continues—who has power and how should it be used—throughout the lengthy articles, complete with extensive bibliographies for further reading.
Kay Young, Editor
608.342.1134
young@uwplatt.edu