Comparative Politics: An Introduction to Seven Countries Book

	Preface
	Introduction	1
1	British History Enshrined	22
2	The Social Setting of British Politics	32
3	The British Political Framework	42
4	British Political Participation: The Citizen and Politics	56
5	Political Leaders in Britain	71
6	Britain's Political Performance	79
7	Historical Background to Contemporary French Politics	89
8	The Social Basis of French Politics	98
9	The French Political Framework	108
10	Political Participation: The French Citizen and Politics	123
11	Political Leaders in France	140
12	French Political Performance	148
13	German History and Political Culture	158
14	The Social Setting of German Politics	175
15	The Political Framework of Germany	188
16	Political Participation: The German Citizen in Politics	208
17	Political Leadership in Germany	223
18	German Socioeconomic and Political Performance	238
19	Russian History and Political Culture	253
20	The Social Setting of Russian Politics	269
21	The Political Framework of the Russian Federation	282
22	Russian Political Participation: The Citizen in Politics	301
23	Political Leadership in the Russian Federation	312
24	Russian Political Performance	330
25	Japan's History and Political Culture	343
26	The Social Setting of Japanese Politics	356
27	The Japanese Political Framework	366
28	Japanese Political Participation: The Citizen and Politics	379
29	Political Leadership in Japan	394
30	Japanese Political Performance	402
31	China's History and Political Culture	412
32	The Social Setting of Politics in China	426
33	China's Political Framework	441
34	Mass Participation and Political Socialization in China	453
35	China's Political Leadership	460
36	China's Political Performance	474
37	Historical Roots of Divided Nigeria	487
38	Social Cleavages and Nigerian Politics	497
39	The Nigerian Political Framework	506
40	Political Participation in Nigeria	515
41	Political Elites in Developing Nigeria	527
42	Nigerian Political Performance	536
	Index	549