Its lively‎,‎ engaging style and authoritative and comprehensive coverage have made this highly successful text the first choice introduction to politics for students and instructors alike‎.‎ The fourth edition has been has been systematically revised and updated to cover key developments such as the global economic crisis and the Arab Spring‎.‎ The book also has a new more integrated chapter structure which makes it easier for students to see how different topics interrelate and takes better account of the increasing interdependence between domestic and world events‎.‎ With an attractive new full‎-colour page design‎,‎ each chapter includes a range of innovative features and boxed information to aid learning and stimulate critical reflection‎:‎ ‎- Full‎-page Politics in Action boxes examine major political events from around the world and reflect on their significance for political science‎.‎ ‎- Debating boxes introduce the key controversies within politics and highlight arguments both for and against a particular proposition‎.‎ ‎- Illustrated Key Thinker profiles give detail about important figures and their ideas ‎- Concept boxes offer a fuller discussion of important political terms and concepts‎,‎ particularly those with complex or contested meanings