{"product_id":"governments-around-the-world-fred-m-shelley-9781440838125","title":"Governments Around the World: From Democracies to Theocracies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProviding a valuable resource for secondary school and college students as well as the general public investigating the process of governance in different countries, this book provides a comprehensive comparative summary of how governments are constituted and operated worldwide.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePolitical systems around the world can be a confusing subject. Why does England have both a monarchy and a prime minister? How does a federal republic differ from a federation and a republic? How is China a communist state without a dictator? And how is the United Nations managed? \u003ci\u003eGovernments around the World: From Democracies to Theocracies\u003c\/i\u003e examines the major types of governments around the world, providing accessible descriptive country examples of each variation that allow readers to understand how governments operate and shape societies and cultures. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn excellent resource for high school and college students as well as general readers, this compact one-volume reference work covers forms of government that include democracies, republics, communist states, monarchies, transitional governments, and theocracies as well as transnational organizations. Each chapter begins with an overview of that particular government type, identifying the general philosophies, practices, and ruling structures in addition to making comparisons of several key countries that follow that government type. Additionally, the content includes constitutional excerpts that clarify how human rights are conceptualized and articulated throughout the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Fred M. Shelley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1440838127\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781440838125\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ABC-CLIO\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/26\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.10w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2015 pg. 138\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2015 pg. 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2016","brand":"Fred M. Shelley","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44123638661375,"sku":"9781440838125","price":121.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ad75e43b-0855-4dcb-8047-45aaa2b1687f.jpg?v=1687431998","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/governments-around-the-world-fred-m-shelley-9781440838125","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}