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We have tried to discuss a complex subject, politics, in a captivating and understandable way. American politics isn't dull, and its textbooks needn't be either. Although working on this revision was more work than any of us originally imagined, we also have had more fun along the way than we ever thought possible.
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Biz Amerika hukumati oʻquv qoʻllanmasini yozmoqchi boʻldik, bu kitob talabalarga yoqadi va ularning siyosat haqidagi tafakkurini shakllantirishga yordam beradi. “Demokratiya da’vati”ning birinchi nashriga berilgan javoblar quvonarli bo‘ldi. Endi, ikkinchi nashr bilan biz har doimgidan ham ko'proq ishonamizki, talabalar Demokratiya muammosi yoqadi va ular o'qishlari tugaganidan keyin siyosatni tahlil qilish uchun uning asoslaridan foydalanadilar.
Biz murakkab mavzuni, siyosatni o'ziga jalb etuvchi va tushunarli tarzda muhokama qilishga harakat qildik. Amerika siyosati zerikarli emas va uning darsliklari ham bo'lishi shart emas. Garchi ushbu tahrir ustida ishlash har birimiz tasavvur qilganimizdan ko'ra ko'proq ish bo'lsa-da, biz bu yo'lda biz o'ylaganimizdan ham ko'proq zavq oldik.