Essentials of Comparative Politics with Cases
Eighth AP® Edition
1 July 2025
Territory Rights — Worldwide.
Description
AP® Comparative Government’s most trusted teaching tool.
Written by AP® summer institute leaders and content experts, Essentials of Comparative Politics with Cases gives students a seamless introduction to the concepts and case studies they need to know and gives instructors the tools to teach the way they want. The new Eighth AP® Edition is designed specifically for the AP® course, with built-in practice and resources crafted by leading AP® teachers. Valued for its consistent framework for making comparisons and its clear and contemporary coverage, Essentials of Comparative Politics with Cases is AP® Comparative Government’s most trusted teaching tool.
New to the Eighth AP® Edition:
- NEW AP® Comparative Government Skills Handbook gives a foundation for self-guided study and introduces students to the AP® course’s big ideas and disciplinary practices
- NEW AP® Multiple-Choice questions in every concept chapter are assignable and auto graded in the Norton Illumine Ebook
- NEW Check Your Understanding questions connect to the book’s core objectives and motivate students to self-assess
- NEW Dynamic Data Figures are assignable and self-grading, challenging students to make sense of trends illustrated by data
- NEW coverage of the methods used by comparativists to answer contemporary questions in the discipline
- The updated AP® Test Bank features nearly 1,200 questions, including over 450 AP®-style questions
- The updated AP® Course-Planning and Pacing Guide includes lessons, activities, assessments, and suggestions for teaching by theme or by country