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This book confronts one of the central questions of political science: how people choose to accept or not to accept particular governments. In contrast to the prevailing view that citizens' decisions about the legitimacy of their governments are strongly conditioned by political culture and socialization and are hence largely non-rational, Ronald R



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*Frontmatter, pg. i*Acknowledgments, pg. vii*Contents, pg. ix*Introduction, pg. 1*ONE. The General Framework of Constitutional Choice, pg. 35*TWO. Wholly Interchangeable Society, pg. 55*THREE. Factionally Divided Society, pg. 77*FOUR. Segmented Society, pg. 143*FIVE. Mixed Social Systems and the Effects of Social Change, pg. 198*CONCLUSION. Origins of Modern Patterns of Political Cleavage and Coalition, pg. 264*Works Cited. Theoretical or Interpretative Works Articles, pg. 287*Index, pg. 305

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 08/03/2015
      ISBN13: 9780691618326, 978-0691618326
      ISBN10: 0691618321

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      Book Synopsis

      This book confronts one of the central questions of political science: how people choose to accept or not to accept particular governments. In contrast to the prevailing view that citizens' decisions about the legitimacy of their governments are strongly conditioned by political culture and socialization and are hence largely non-rational, Ronald R



      Table of Contents
      *Frontmatter, pg. i*Acknowledgments, pg. vii*Contents, pg. ix*Introduction, pg. 1*ONE. The General Framework of Constitutional Choice, pg. 35*TWO. Wholly Interchangeable Society, pg. 55*THREE. Factionally Divided Society, pg. 77*FOUR. Segmented Society, pg. 143*FIVE. Mixed Social Systems and the Effects of Social Change, pg. 198*CONCLUSION. Origins of Modern Patterns of Political Cleavage and Coalition, pg. 264*Works Cited. Theoretical or Interpretative Works Articles, pg. 287*Index, pg. 305

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