Political Science in Theory and Practice: The Politics Model.(Review) (book review)

Political Science in Theory and Practice: The Politics Model. By Ruth Lane. Armonk, NY: M. E. Sharpe, 1997. 178p. $58.95 cloth, $27.95 paper.

In both these short volumes, Ruth Lane assumes an optimistic stance, generally within the mainstream of political science, and attempts to synthesize past and present trends in an effort to show progress. She argues in The Art of Comparative Politics that, despite the disparate approaches, real advances have occurred within the field. Her interpretative essay focuses on the recent history of the field, with an assessment of the behavioral ...

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