Discover everything you need to know about political history and thought and the inner workings of governments all around the globe Combining clear jargonfree language and bold eyecatching graphics How Politics Works is a comprehensive and userfriendly guide to all aspects of politics. Covering everything from political theory to methods of government the book presents the ideas and theories of key political philosophers leaders movements and activists in a uniquely visual and easytounderstand way. Explaining political ideas on a conceptual level entries explore how they apply to governments movements and trends throughout history along with 21stcentury examples such as the MeToo movement and BlackLivesMatter. The book also shows how political history is affected by economics sociology and the role of the media an everrelevant issue in the age of fake news and cancel culture and the current distrust of the economic forces behind certain areas of the media. With a unique graphic approach to the topic How Politics Works is the perfect introduction to the subject and an ideal companion title to DKs The Politics Book in the Big Ideas series.With power to every page this politics book explores Simple easytounderstand graphics explain key ideas clearly and effectivelyOffers a practical nononsense approach to each subjectFully comprehensive covering all the key aspects of political philosophy theory and historyExplains different systems of government and how they functionTheoryled but will cover modern political phenomena such as fake news and recent political groups and movements such as BlackLivesMatter and Extinction Rebellion.A musthave volume for readers seeking a simple and accessible guide to both politics and international relations as well as students of politics or history The Politics Book covers a wide range of topics from populism to propaganda moral leadership to manipulating elections and so much more. In todays climate politics is engaging more people than