Recommended reading
Bottomore, T. B., 1993, Elites and Society, 2nd edn, London,
Routledge
Excellent theoretical introduction to some of the basic concepts of
political sociology.
Dawson, Richard E., Prewitt, Kenneth and Dawson, Karen S., 1977,
Political Socialization, Boston, MA, Little, Brown
Gives a good idea of the US functionalist approach.
Enloe, Cynthia, 1986, Ethnic Conflict and Political Development: An
Analytic Study, New York, Collier-Macmillan
A wide-ranging US study of the impact of racial and similar
conflicts.
Rice, E. E. (ed.), 1991, Revolution and Counter-Revolution, Oxford,
Basil Blackwell
Broad-ranging collection of conference papers on the politics of
revolutionary change.
Smith, Anthony, 1991, National Identity, Harmondsworth, Middle-
sex, Penguin
Useful study by a leading British scholar in the area of nationalism.
Solomos, Jon and Back, Les, 1996, Racism and Society, Basingstoke,
Macmillan
Excellent interdisciplinary approach to the problem.
Tansey, Stephen D., (2002), Business, Information Technology and
Society, London, Routledge
Includes extended treatment of impact of IT on society and
government and vice versa.
Welch, Stephen, 1993, The Concept of Political Culture, Basingstoke,
Macmillan
More advanced and critical treatment than Dawson et al.Websites
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