Systematically examining politics from around the world, Countries and Concepts presents ten accessible and in-depth studies of Britain, France, Germany, Russia, Japan, China, India, Mexico, Nigeria, and Iran.

This text looks at similarities and differences in five key areas of each country to facilitate comparative analysis, defining important concepts and integrating examples from current events throughout. Highly readable and thought-provoking, Countries and Concepts introduces students to the politics and governments of the world and bolsters their civic education by considering the historical, political, economic, geographical, and moral aspects of democracy.

“Students actually read this text. It conveys the major methods of analysis and concepts of political science without jargon. It not only engages students who have little prior interest or knowledge in comparative politics, but it also inspires them to learn more and think critically.”—Linda Dolive, Northern Kentucky University

邁剋爾·羅斯金，美國賓夕法尼亞州萊康明大學政治科學係主任，教授，博士。在政治科學和比較政治學領域頗有建樹，主要著作有《政治科學》、《國傢與觀念：政治、地理和文化》(原名《國傢與觀念：比較政治學導論》)、《新世界》、《民主苦旅：四個發展中國傢》、《中東政治：文化和衝突》、《東歐的新生》和《國傢利益：從抽象到戰略》等。