"A reevaluation of economics as a practical art form distills economics into ten succinct rules while discussing how to recognize political, economic, and social changes that affect everyday life"--OCLC.
"Learn that there are many different kinds of governments. Examples of governments around the world frame a discussion of why it is important that citizens have a say in who governs them and the decisions that get made."--Amazon.
Examines the different forms of government around the world, including the democracy in the United States, the theocracy in Iran, and the dictatorship in North Korea.
Presents nine of Henry David Thoreau's political texts, including "Civil Disobedience," selections from "Walden," and several works on slavery, and also includes a contextual introduction and a Thoreau chronology.
Explains how large complex states developed from small groups and nomadic tribes and what ideas and events shaped the development of modern forms and government.