All About Politics: How Governments Make the World Go Round (Big Questions)
£7.90£8.50 (-7%)
Never has politics been so important in the world and so much in the news as today. But how much of what goes on do we really understand?
Written for children aged 9 and over, but a clear and interesting introduction for adults too, All About Politics is a straight-talking guide to how governments really work.
All the political structures and ideas are covered, from ancient Greek philosophy to modern governments. With a low-down on all the key terms ending in “-ism”, “-ocracy” and “-archy”, you can discover the difference between democracy, monarchy and dictatorship – and also see which countries are governed by which system. Find out the pros and cons of communism and capitalism, what it means to be “right” or “left”, and what happens behind the scenes in parliament. See how laws are made and explore the role of diplomacy. Plus you can trace a timeline of the history of leadership and discover how different systems and beliefs have developed.
Importantly, there are sections about how you can get involved, covering local politics, voting, debating, and human rights.
With a foreword by leading political journalist Andrew Marr, All About Politics covers all the big ideas and powerful people in politics, enabling everyone to join the debate and get their voice heard.
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by DVD owner
Christmas present for my son
by Kevin Salt
A good book to use as reference and develop understanding and knowledge about government and politics and how thing work in the political world. Surely recommend this book.
by Simon
I bought this book for my daughter, and it gives a very basic overview of politics. It is well written in an easy to understand way, if it was cheaper it would be a five star review.
by Simon
Bit of a con as the words ‘Forward by’ have been removed from the cover in the images on here. It contains a forward by ‘Andrew Marr’ not written by.
Looks like the same trick has been used with the other books in the series.
Other than that the content is ok as an introduction.
by Urvi
Excellent book for young person wanting to learn about politics without having bias of parents etc. Illustrations are very good, content very balanced.
by M. Crane
Excellent for the basics. Well explained.
by zoe carlin
Good intro for kids
by Sheila S.
My 8 year old grandson is fascinated by politics and loves this book