This Student Guide will help you to:

* Identify key content for the exams with our concise coverage of topics

* Avoid common pitfalls with clear definitions and exam tips throughout

* Reinforce your learning with bullet-list summaries at the end of each section

* Make links between topics with synoptic links highlighted throughout

* Test your knowledge with rapid-fire knowledge check questions and answers

* Find out what examiners are looking for with our Questions & Answers section, for the core political ideas, plus Anarchism, Feminism and Nationalism