Introduction to political sociology the social anatomy of the body politic. - Orum, Anthony M. (Englewood Cliffs, N. J. Prentice-Hall, 1989)
Table of Contents: Preface to the Third Edition -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Part One. Visions of Society and Politics: Chapter 2. The Vision of Karl Marx -- Chapter 3. The Vision of Max Weber -- Chapter 4. The Vision of Talcott Parsons -- Part Two. Varieties of Power and Power Structures: Chapter 5. Basic Forms of Political Rule: Democracy and Oligarchy in the Modern World -- Chapter 6. Patterns of Power and influence Under Contemporary Capitalism: The Case of the United States -- Chapter 7. Patterns of Power and Influence in Communities -- Part Three. Political Parties, Participation, and Thought: Chapter 8. Political Parties and Political Partisanship -- Chapter 9. Citizen Participation in Politics -- Chapter 10. The Forms and Origins of Political Thought -- Part Four. Political Development and Change: Chapter 11. Nation-Building in the Modern World -- Chapter 12. Reform and Revolution. -- Selected Bibliography. Credits. Index.
Keywords: Political sociology