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Politics for Beginners

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128 Seiten
Englisch
Usborne Publishingerschienen am08.02.2018
An informative guide to political systems, elections, voting and government and issues including feminism, human rights, freedom of speech and fake news, all explained with clear text and bright, infographic style illustrations. Includes tips on how to argue and debate, a glossary, and links to specially selected websites with more information.mehr
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KlappentextAn informative guide to political systems, elections, voting and government and issues including feminism, human rights, freedom of speech and fake news, all explained with clear text and bright, infographic style illustrations. Includes tips on how to argue and debate, a glossary, and links to specially selected websites with more information.
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ISBN/GTIN978-1-4749-2252-4
ProduktartBuch
EinbandartGebunden
Erscheinungsjahr2018
Erscheinungsdatum08.02.2018
Seiten128 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
Gewicht521 g
Artikel-Nr.44080773
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GenreSachbuch

Inhalt/Kritik

Inhaltsverzeichnis
What is politics?Who's in charge?What is a government?Chapter 1: All kinds of governmentsHow societies have run themselves from Ancient Athens and Rome, to China, Europe and the Birth of the United States pf AmericaChapter 2: Political systemsHow does democracy actually work? How do countries get things done? And what about the alternatives - dictatorship, communism and even total anarchy?Chapter 3: Elections and votingWho can vote? Who can't? And is there a way to count all the votes up that's fair to everyone?Chapter 4: Political changeHow can people influence their governments in between elections - or in countries where elections don't happen at all?Chapter 5: Political ideologiesWhat are the big ideas that politicians use to decide how to run a country? What's the difference between 'left' and 'right' in politics, and why does it matter? How can work out where YO are on the political spectrum?Chapter 6: Big questionsSometimes what matters most isn't who is in charge, or what they stand for, but what they're actually going to do to fix the world's problems...Is there such a thing as 'human rights'?Can war ever be justified?Why are some countries poor?What is terrorism?What is prison for?What is freedom of speech? How does the media affect politics?What is immigration?Am I a feminist?Who's responsible for the planet?Is corruption inevitable?How to argueLearn to debateWhat next?GlossaryIndexAcknowledgementsmehr
Kritik
Clearly explains the basic principles of decision-making and political representation. The Guardianmehr

Autor

Rosie studied Politics and International Relations at university and then went on to write books for Usborne. She now works at the Royal Academy of Arts, editing books about art (which often end up being about politics too).Alex Frith has been writing Usborne books since 2005. His diverse output covers such titles as 'See inside Your Head', 'Stories of Thor' and 'Politics for Beginners'. He has spoken at multiple festivals about his book '100 Things to Know About Space'. Alex can be found in London.Louie Stowell has written dozens of non-fiction and stories for Usborne, on everything from space science and coding to the human body and politics. After working as an author/editor for Usborne, she went on to be an Editorial Director at Ladybird, Penguin Random House. She is author of the bestselling Loki novels.