This short accessible text presents an overview of the relevance of culture for politics. Culture figured prominently in the theories of the great classics, such as Marx, Durkheim and Weber and discussion of cultural politics has been revived and variegated with the influence of postmodernism. Section I of the book discusses the relevance of cultural perspectives to political analysis including discussion of the most significant concepts and methods. Section II looks at the core elements of political culture -- tradition, ethnicity and religion. Section III examines emerging research avenues...