{"product_id":"what-is-politics-the-definitive-guide-to-politics-in-our-polarized-times-hardback-9781509559053","title":"What is Politics?; The Definitive Guide to Politics in Our Polarized Times (Hardback) 9781509559053","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWhat is Politics?\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Definitive Guide to Politics in Our Polarized Times\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eColin Hay (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509559053, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 10 October 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e336 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.4 x 15.8 x 3 cm, 0.612 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"If you would like the chance to think about politics differently, this is the book for you. It offers a sparkling collection of essays that illuminate the practice of politics through multiple and often unconventional perspectives that should expand your thirst to understand and research politics in new ways.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerry Stoker, University of Southampton\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Political scientists often struggle to explain what politics is, above and beyond what politicians do. Colin Hay's edited book, which gathers contributions from highly distinguished scholars of considerable intellectual diversity, makes it much easier for them to answer this genuinely difficult question.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCecile Fabre, University of Oxford\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe definitive guide to politics in our polarized times\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePolitics is everywhere. It touches almost every aspect of our lives. And it is present wherever individuals face collective choices. It is hardly surprising, then, that politics so often divides us, above all in an age in which the collective choices we face seem more daunting and more consequential than they have perhaps ever been.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExploring what it means to 'think politically' in these troubled times, this cutting-edge textbook reveals the many dimensions of politics. It does so by opening a series of analytic lenses through which we can make sense of politics and its impact upon societies and individuals. Each chapter, written by a leading scholar in the field, encourages us to view politics in a particular way, making a succinct and focused case for the insight this brings to our understanding of political practice, political behaviour, and political outcomes. Among the perspectives considered are politics as power, politics as moral choice, politics as identification, politics as ritual, politics as rhetoric, and politics as crisis management.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten with the new student in mind, this probing introduction will be essential reading for all those who strive to make sense of politics in today's world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreface\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbout the contributors\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. What is politics?\u003cbr\u003eColin Hay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2. Politics as the exercise of power \u003cbr\u003eLiam Stanley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3. Politics as moral choice\u003cbr\u003eJonathan Parry and Johanna Thoma\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4. Politics as collective action\u003cbr\u003eAlbert Weale\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5. Politics as behaviour\u003cbr\u003eWill Jennings and Stuart J. Turnbull-Dugarte\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e6. Politics as identification\u003cbr\u003eVivienne Jabri \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7. Politics as gendered \u003cbr\u003eJohanna Kantola \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e8. Politics as institutionalised performance\u003cbr\u003eShirin M. Rai\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9. Politics as cognition\u003cbr\u003eAlyt Damstra and Paul ‘t Hart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e10. Politics as ritual\u003cbr\u003eFlorence Faucher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e11. Politics as rhetoric\u003cbr\u003eAlan Finlayson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e12. Politics as the history of the present\u003cbr\u003eAndrew Hindmoor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e13. Politics as crisis management\u003cbr\u003eMatthew Paterson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReferences\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52441813647640,"sku":"9781509559053","price":46.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509559053.jpg?v=1785026874","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/what-is-politics-the-definitive-guide-to-politics-in-our-polarized-times-hardback-9781509559053","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}