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This study, based on an extensive program of interviewing former
American, British, French, and Italian Communists, provides many
answers to these questions and gives a convincing insight into the
motivations, tensions, and loyalties of Party members. First, the
book examines Communist literature (the Lenin and Stalin classics
and current Party media) to see what the Communists themselves
expect of their movement. Then it shows whether this ideal is
realized by the people who have "been through it." The final
sections, which follow the interviews closely, reveal what actually
happens to people when they join, while they are in the Party, and
after they leave. Originally published in 1954. The Princeton
Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again
make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished
backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the
original texts of these important books while presenting them in
durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton
Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly
heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton
University Press since its founding in 1905.
A pioneering venture, this book is the first major effort toward a
valid comparison of the political systems of Asia, Africa, the Near
East, and Latin America. After establishing a theoretical framework
based on a functional approach to comparative politics, the authors
apply their scheme to Southeast Asia (Lucian W. Pye), South Asia
(Myron Weiner), SubSaharan Africa (James S. Coleman), the Near East
(Dankwart Rustow), and Latin America (George I. Blanksten). In each
area they survey the political background, the nature and function
of political, governmental, and authoritative structures, the
processes of change and means of political integration. The
contributors have performed an extraordinarily difficult feat of
classification, description, synthesis, and analysis in what
promises to be a book of seminal importance in comparative
politics. Originally published in 1960. The Princeton Legacy
Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make
available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished
backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the
original texts of these important books while presenting them in
durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton
Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly
heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton
University Press since its founding in 1905.
The authors interviewed over 5,000 citizens in Germany, Italy,
Mexico, Great Britain, and the U.S. to learn political attitudes in
modem democratic states. Originally published in 1963. The
Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology
to again make available previously out-of-print books from the
distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These
editions preserve the original texts of these important books while
presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The
goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access
to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books
published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
The authors interviewed over 5,000 citizens in Germany, Italy,
Mexico, Great Britain, and the U.S. to learn political attitudes in
modem democratic states. Originally published in 1963. The
Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology
to again make available previously out-of-print books from the
distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These
editions preserve the original texts of these important books while
presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The
goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access
to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books
published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
This study, based on an extensive program of interviewing former
American, British, French, and Italian Communists, provides many
answers to these questions and gives a convincing insight into the
motivations, tensions, and loyalties of Party members. First, the
book examines Communist literature (the Lenin and Stalin classics
and current Party media) to see what the Communists themselves
expect of their movement. Then it shows whether this ideal is
realized by the people who have "been through it." The final
sections, which follow the interviews closely, reveal what actually
happens to people when they join, while they are in the Party, and
after they leave. Originally published in 1954. The Princeton
Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again
make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished
backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the
original texts of these important books while presenting them in
durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton
Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly
heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton
University Press since its founding in 1905.
A pioneering venture, this book is the first major effort toward a
valid comparison of the political systems of Asia, Africa, the Near
East, and Latin America. After establishing a theoretical framework
based on a functional approach to comparative politics, the authors
apply their scheme to Southeast Asia (Lucian W. Pye), South Asia
(Myron Weiner), SubSaharan Africa (James S. Coleman), the Near East
(Dankwart Rustow), and Latin America (George I. Blanksten). In each
area they survey the political background, the nature and function
of political, governmental, and authoritative structures, the
processes of change and means of political integration. The
contributors have performed an extraordinarily difficult feat of
classification, description, synthesis, and analysis in what
promises to be a book of seminal importance in comparative
politics. Originally published in 1960. The Princeton Legacy
Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make
available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished
backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the
original texts of these important books while presenting them in
durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton
Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly
heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton
University Press since its founding in 1905.
In this collection of essays, eminent scholar Gabriel Almond
describes the ways in which the discipline of political science has
become divided against itself. "The various schools and sects of
political science," writes Almond, "now sit at separate tables,
each with its own conception of proper political science, but each
protecting some secret island of vulnerability." In his overview,
Almond examines the "hard" versus "soft" science approaches, as
applied by scholars of both the left and the right. In Part I, he
explores the history of model-fitting in communism studies, the
strengths and weaknesses of the rational choice movement, and the
historical forces and processes that have shaped political culture
theory. In Part II, Almond addresses the problem of the
transmission of methods and findings within the discipline. He
discusses the current emphasis on pluralism among political
theorists in Communist countries while a corresponding devaluation
of this concept is occurring in the West. He concludes with an
evaluation of the neo-statist movement and the evolution of
political development studies. With this book, Professor Almond
crowns a lifetime achievement, and makes final his case for the
study of political culture. "It is a most interesting book. For
what it's worth, I think this book will be a successful one. This
is not because of the talent and eminence of the author, but
because I think there are lots of political scientists who will
enjoy reading about these continuing struggles. In sum, I think the
book will be a hit." --Aaron Wildavsky, University of California,
Berkeley "Judged by the breadth of his professional knowledge and
the depth of his command of the literature, Gabriel A. Almond is
the most learned political scientist of today. In these wise and
erudite essays he provides careful documentation of where the
discipline is and what those who went before really said.
Hereafter, no graduate student should feel prepared for general
examinations in any field of political science without carefully
reading A Discipline Divided, and taking to heart its lesson that
getting the record straight is a necessary foundation for advancing
social science knowledge." --Lucian W. Pye, Massachusetts Institute
of Technology "Who better to provide a prospect and retrospect on
the social sciences than a 1938 University of Chicago Ph.D.; a
pupil of Frank Knight, Harold Lasswell, and G. H. Mead; and a
fellow graduate student with Herbert Simon, George Stigler, Edward
Shils, V.O. Key, and others? This book shows that he is still a
pioneer in the social sciences, and even prepared to explore ideas
that are nowadays fresh because they have been around so long that
they are forgotten. The result is a book that is of interest to
every social scientist." --Journal of Public Policy
Presenting a major intellectual development in the history of the social sciences, Almond and Verba have updated their classical five-nation study of comparative politics. Looking back over twenty-five years since the study's conception, Almond and Verba address many important questions--brought out by top scholars of the field--as to the validity of the inferences drawn from their findings and the "soundness" of their study. In addition, they recognize the many substantial changes in political culture that have transpired in the five nations studied--England, Germany, Italy, Mexico, and the United States--over the past two decades. The contributing authors to this book are among the best in the field of comparative politics, thus making this book consistent with the scholarly precedent set forth in the first volume. Together these two books are essential resources for professionals and advanced students in political science, international relations, comparative politics, and political sociology.
Considered a classic in the field of political science, this new edition makes its debut after twenty-five years since its first edition. Almond and Verba have presented their controversial comparative political study--conceived in the late 1950's--where they defined and analyzed the political and social attitudes that were crucial to the successes of modern democracy in England, Germany, Italy, Mexico, and the United States. This book and its companion, The Civic Culture Revisited, which brings their findings up-to-date, are essential resources for professionals and advanced students in political science, international relations, comparative politics, and political sociology. "The Civic Culture is a noteworthy addition to a growing literature on the conditions of stable democratic government. . . . Both for what the book achieves and the guideposts left for the future, The Civic Culture is a contemporary classic." --Political Science Quarterly "Clearly a pioneer work in the development of a science of comparative politics. Students of comparative administration, of development politics and economics, of political theory and of political science in all of its branches will be most interested in this volume." --Administrative Science Quarterly "It is a foregone conclusion that The Civic Culture will take its place as one of the leading studies in contemporary political sociology." --New Society "This book represents an innovation in the literature of comparative politics. . . . It is a great book and it is a measure of its greatness that is raises as many queries and objectives as it produces insights and confirmations." --American Political Science Review QUOTES FOR BOTH BOOKS: "Few books in political science of the last three or four decades have had the impact and continuing power of The Civic Culture and no other authors have had the self confidence to commission such a powerful and insightful set of critiques as The Civic Culture Revisited." --Robert Putnam, Stanford Behavioral Institute "The Civic Culture (and The Civic Culture Revisited) remains the best study of comparative political culture in our time." --Aaron Wildavsky, University of California, Berkeley
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