The political system : an inquiry into the state of political science / David Easton
Imprint
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1971
Descript
xx, 377 p. ; 21 cm
CONTENT
I : Mood and method -- II : The condition of American political science -- III : Conceptions of science and theory in empirical research -- IV : The orientation of political research -- V : A convenient guide for political inquiry -- VI : Situation data -- VII : The total structure of the situation -- VIII : Behavioral data -- IX : The moral foundations of theoretical research -- X : The decline of modern political theory -- XI : Critique of a general political theory -- XII : The rejuvenation of political theory -- Epilogue to second edition A : The new revolution in political science -- B : Continuities in political analysis: behavioralism and post-behavioralism