Ventures in Political Science : : Narratives and Reflections / / Gabriel A. Almond.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000
• VerfasserIn: Almond, Gabriel A.,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2023]; ©2002
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (245 p.)

Reflecting an extraordinary career, Ventures in Political Science collects Gabriel Almond's most important work on the development of political science and democratic theory. An absorbing introduction—providing personal and historical context—precedes Almond's masterful "History of Political Science." Equally notable are essays on capitalism and democracy, the crisis of political culture in the 1960s, and the history of area studies. Two especially evocative pieces, published here for the first time, compare the cultures of communism and fascism and discuss the background of The Civic Culture study. Significant—and stimulating—this is a not-to-be-missed book for any student of political science.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- Part 1 Historical Perspectives -- 2 The History of Political Science: An Essay -- 3 Charles Edward Merriam -- 4 Harold Dwight Lasswell -- 5 A Voice from the Chicago School -- 6 Area Studies and the Objectivity of the Social Sciences -- Part 2 Contributions to Democratic Theory -- 7 Capitalism and Democracy -- 8 The Appeals of Communism and Fascism -- 9 The Cultural Revolution in the United States -- 10 The Civic Culture: Retrospect and Prospect -- 11 Civic Culture as Theory -- References -- Index -- About the Book