European Democracies

by Markus M.L. Crepaz, Jürg Steiner

With his new co-author, Markus Crepaz, Jurg Steiner has brought this best-selling text completely up-to-date. Using a comparative approach, the text crosses national and political boundaries in its coverage of Europe. Starting with detailed coverage of the basic differences between Europe and the United States in a new introductory chapter, the revision puts Europe in a global perspective and no longer divides its coverage between Western and Eastern Europe is now treated as a single entity.

Genres: Nonfiction, History, Politics

336 pages, Paperback

First published November 10, 1986

Reviews

[✨ Helena ✨ · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was a boring textbook that I read this term. Despite its title, it was more about European economic theory than actual politics. It was incredibly dry and boring with huge blocks of text that made my eyes roll to the back of my head.

I wouldn’t recommend this unless you have trouble sleeping. Your head will hit the pillow straightaway!

[Justin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good enough for anyone taking an introductory class to European politics. If you're from a European country or very interested in the politics of a/some European countries, this might be a disappointment since they don't go into further detail and it seems like most of it is explained from an Anglo-Saxon (i.e. British/American) point-of-view.

[Riley · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked the thematic approach. The way the book presents key terms doesn't make sense and there is no glossary of term definitions which is wild for a textbook.

[Franki Diaz · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book made me want to die