The following books are recommended for compulsory units. There are multiple copies in the Library but you should consider buying your own to highlight, annotate and keep for future reference.
(Students of Politics with Economics must buy an economics textbook.) There are several bookshops in Bath and Amazon have a delivery point on campus. Second-hand books can often be found through the Students’ Union website.
ALL STUDENTS
(i) A Heywood, Key Concepts in Politics and International Relations , Palgrave 2015 [for all]
A Heywood, Politics , 4 th edition, Palgrave 2013 [for students new to politics]
(ii) C Hay, M Lister and D Marsh, The State: Theories and Issues , Palgrave 2005
D Caramani, Comparative Politics , 3 rd edition, Oxford 2013
(iii) A Vincent, Modern Political Ideologies , 3 rd edition, Wiley-Blackwell 2009 [for Semester 2]
(iv) C Brown & K Ainley, Understanding International Relations , 4 th edition, Palgrave [for Semester 2]
(v) M Moran, Politics and Governance in the UK , 3 rd edition Palgrave 2015 [for Semester 2]
POLITICS WITH ECONOMICS STUDENTS ONLY
You must buy your own copy of a textbook for the first-year Introductory Economics unit. There are a number available: Lipsey and Chrystal will be the best choice for most students, but you may prefer the style of one of the others. Note that some have US and European editions – choose the latter.
(i) R Lipsey and K Chrystal, Economics , 13 th edition, Oxford 2015
(ii) D Begg, G Vernasca, S Fischer and R Dornbusch, Economics , 11 th edition, McGraw Hill 2014
(iii) M Parkin, M Powell and K Matthews, Economics , 9 th edition, Pearson 2014
Students who do not have A-level economics might also find it useful to buy:
(i) J Sloman, A Wride, D Garratt, Economics , 8 th edition (with e-resources), Pearson 2014
(ii) Either The Oxford Dictionary of Economics 2012 or The Penguin Dictionary of Economics 2011
POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS STUDENTS ONLY
(i) A Best, J Hanhimäki, J Maiolo & K Schulze, International History of the 20 th Century and Beyond ,
3 rd edition, Routledge 2014
(ii) Either R Smith, I El-Anis & C Farrands, International Political Economy in the 21 st Century:
Contemporary Issues and Analysis , Routledge 2010 or J Ravenhill (ed), Global Political
Economy , 4 th edition, Oxford 2014 [for Semester 2: Ravenhill is more theoretical]
STUDY SKILLS
It is well worth reading something on university-level study skills. There are a number of such works in the Library, but if you can afford it you should buy one to refer to as need arises. We recommend:
P Dunleavy, Studying for a Degree in the Humanities and Social Sciences, Palgrave 1986 or R Barnes, Successful Study for Degrees , 3 rd edition, Routledge 2004 hjw 07.15