PART ONE. INTRODUCTION -- Chapter 1. Issues in Comparative Politics -- Chapter 2. Comparing Political Systems -- PART TWO. SYSTEM, PROCESS, AND POLICY -- Chapter 3. Political Culture and Political Socialization -- Chapter 4. Interest Articulation -- Chapter 5. Interest Aggregation and Political Parties -- Chapter 6. Government and Policymaking -- Chapter 7. Public Policy -- PART THREE. COUNTRY STUDIES -- Chapter 8. Politics in Britain / Richard Rose -- Chapter 9. Politics in France / Martin A. Schain -- Chapter 10. Politics in Germany / Russell J. Dalton -- Chapter 11. Politics in Japan / Frances Rosenbluth and Michael F. Thies -- Chapter 12. Politics in Russia / Thomas F. Remington -- Chapter 13. Politics in China / Melanie Manion -- Chapter 14. Politics in Mexico / Wayne A. Cornelius and Jeffrey A. Weldon -- Chapter 15. Politics in Brazil / Frances Hagopian -- Chapter 16. Politics in Iran / H.E. Chehabi and Arang Keshavarzian -- Chapter 17. Politics in India / Subrata K. Mitra -- Chapter 18. Politics in Nigeria / Robert J. Mundt, Oladimeji Aborisade, and A. Carl LeVan -- Chapter 19. Politics in the United States / Austin Ranney and Thad Kousser.