LEADER 02307cam a2200361 i 4500003 hubpceuo 005 20201022135542.0 008 150615s2010 caua b 001 0 eng 020 9780872899995 (alk. paper) 040 DLC |beng |cDLC |erda |dDLC |dhubpceuo 041 eng 042 pcc 043 n-us--- 050 00 JA66 |b.V28 2015 082 00 320 |223 100 1 Van Belle, Douglas A., |d1965- 245 12 A novel approach to politics : |bintroducing political science through books, movies, and popular culture / |cDouglas A. Van Belle. 250 2nd ed. 260 Washington : |bCQ Press, a division of SAGE, |c2010. 300 xxvii, 436 pages : |billustrations ; |c24 cm. 337 unmediated 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 Introducing the ancient debate : the ideal versus the real -- Why government? : security, anarchy, and some basic group dynamics -- Governing society : we know who you are -- Government's role in the economy : the offer you can't refuse -- Structures and institutions -- El grande loco Casa Blanca : the executive (in bad Spanish) -- The confederacy of dunces : the legislative function (not in bad Spanish) -- Brazilian bureaucracy : do I even need to bother with the jokes? -- Courts and law : politics behind the gavel, obviously, but what's under the gown? -- Not quite right, but still good : the democratic ideal in modern politics -- Media, politics, and government : talking heads are better than none -- International politics : apocalypse now and then -- Chapter 13 was confiscated for your protection -- Political culture : sex and agriculture, getting rucked explains it all -- The lastest and bestest chapter : the study of politics. 650 0 Political science. 650 0 Popular culture |zUnited States. 650 0 Politics and culture |zUnited States. 650 0 Mass media |xPolitical aspects |zUnited States. 942 |2ddc |cBK 952 |00 |10 |2ddc |40 |6320_000000000000000_VAN |70 |8GEN |9129768OSA |bOSA |d2020-10-22 |eOSA |l0 |o320 VAN |r2020-10-22 |w2020-10-22 |yBK |zDonation of School of Public Policy. |cOSA Repository 920 01 MomE7koD 992 01 320_000000000000000_VAN |bWXZ_ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ_4PC 966 |cIn the Research Room