This is an introduction to the study of political parties and party systems. It focusses primarily on liberal deocracies and th eapproach is a comparative one. The book's aim is to explain to students of politics how and why parties and party systems differ from one country to another.However, it also seeks to provide a more detailed understanding of party politics in five particular countries.Most of the chapters are divided into two sections. In the first section general themes and arguments about a topic are introduced, and examples from a large number of countries are discussed in relation to it. In the second section, particular attention is paid to five of the largest liberaldemocracies - Britain, France, Germany, Japan, and the United States. Date: 1995. Oxford University Press ISBN 0198780761 9780198780762 [GB]

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