Theories Of Comparative Politics

Chilcote, Ronald H.

• Preface to the Second Edition -- Introduction -- Comparative Inquiry -- Ideology and Epistemology -- Ideology and Issues of Comparative Politics -- Politics and the Science of Politics in Comparative Inquiry -- Marx and Weber as Precursors -- Theoretical Directions -- Theories of System and State -- Theories of Political Culture: Individual and Movement in the Struggle for Collectivity and the New Person -- Theories of Development and Underdevelopment -- Theories of Class: From Pluralist Elite to Ruling Class and Mass -- Conclusion -- Political Economy and a Reconstitution of Comparative Politics and Political Science -- Appendix 1: Notes on Comparative Terminology -- The General Literature of Comparative Politics Since 1980