Comprehensive Modern Political Analysis deals with all aspects of the development of modern political theories and their application in detail. The book has 32 chapters analysing the politics and political science comprehensively. The coverage of book is very comprehensive and includes Nature and Scope of Politics, Approaches to the Study of Political Science, Growth of Political Science, Inter-relationship of Politics and Other Social Sciences, Need and Necessity of Political Theory, Decline of Political Theory, Behaviouralism, General Systems Theory, Input-Output Analysis, Structural and Functional Analysis, Distribution Analysis—Harold D. Lasswell, Systems Theory—Morton A. Kaplan, Arthur Bentley’s Contribution to Group Theory, Theory of Elites, Decision-making Approach, Game Theory, Models and Simulations, Political Influence, Political Systems, Power-Authority-Leadership, Political Culture, Political Socialisation, Theories of Alienation, Interests and Groups, Conflict—Legitimacy and Effectiveness, Political Development—Political Modernisation, Political Participation, Political Evaluation, Contemporary Political Thought, Herbert Marcuse and his Political Philosophy, Theories of Social Change—M.K. Gandhi, and Theories of Social Change—Mao-Tse-Tung. The chapters on Political Participation and Political Evaluation have been presented in a pleasing manner so as to cater to the needs of the students of Politics and Public Administration. In the last two chapters, theories of social change highlight the political ideas of Mahatma Gandhi and Mao-Tse-Tung in an excellent manner. Greater importance has been given to the methods of Gandhiji to achieve his ends in all fields for the welfare of the people.
Prof. N. Jayapalan, M.A. (History and Political Science), M.Phil. (History), Ph.D. (History), has retired from Government Arts College (Autonomous), Karur, Tamil Nadu. A keen participant at seminars and conferences connected with Indian History and Political Science, Prof. Jayapalan has authored several books on History and Political Science including Indian Society and Social Institutions, History of India, History of World Civilisation, Problems of Indian Education, Comprehensive Modern Political Analysis, Comprehensive Study of Aristotle, Comprehensive Study of Plato, Comprehensive History of Political Thought, Social and Cultural History of India Since 1556, Sociological Theories, History of English Literature, Indian Administration, History of the United State of America, Human Rights, and Historiography. He is one of the most popular authors in Tamil Nadu.
