Contending perspectives in comparative politics / edited by Lawre nce Mayer, Dennis Patterson, and Frank Thames. - Washington, D.C. : CQ Press, c2009. - x, 542 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN: 9780872899254 (pbk. : alk. paper) 087289925X (pbk. : alk. paper) LCCN: 2008-048871 Subjects--Topical Terms: Comparative government. Dewey Class. No.: 320.3