Comparative Government and Politics, 6th Edition

Rod Hague

Comparative Government

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An Introduction

6th Edition

Rod Hague and Martin Harrop

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Government and Politics of the Netherlands

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Government and Politics of the United States (2nd edition) Paul Brooker

Non-Democratic Regimes: Theory, Government and Politics Robert Elgie

Political Leadership in Liberal Democracies

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Comparative Government and Politics (6th edition) Paul Heywood

The Government and Politics of Spain

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Comparative Politics: Theories and Methods

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Governance and Politics of China (2nd edition)

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Government and Politics in Eastern Eur ope Robert Leonardi

Government and Politics in Italy

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Comparative Government

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An Introduction

6th Edition

Rod Hague

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Martin Harrop

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