<P> In a reputational study of political scientists published in 1978, Easton ranked fourth among those most prominent during 1945 - 1960, and second most prominent among those in the period 1960 - 1970 . In a subsequent reputational study based on number of times an author's publications were cited in publications of others, Easton ranked seventh among the twenty most significant political scientist contributors in the period 1970 - 79 . </P> <P> Easton has written several books and articles . A selection: </P> <Ul> <Li> 1951, The Decline of Modern Political Theory, in Journal of Politics 13 . </Li> <Li> 1953, The Political System . An Inquiry into the State of Political Science, New York: Knopf . </Li> <Li> 1957, An Approach to the Analysis of Political Systems, in World Politics 9 . </Li> <Li> 1965, A Framework for Political Analysis, Englewood Cliffs: Prentice - Hall . </Li> <Li> 1965, A Systems Analysis of Political Life, New York: Wiley . </Li> <Li> 1966, Varieties of Political Theory, (Ed .), Englewood Cliffs . </Li> <Li> 1969, Children in the Political System - Origins of Political Legitimacy, (with Jack Dennis), McGraw - Hill . </Li> <Li> 1990, The Analysis of Political Structure, New York: Routledge . </Li> <Li> 1991, Divided Knowledge: Across Disciplines, Across Cultures, (Ed . with C. Schelling). </Li> <Li> 1991, The Development of Political Science: A Comparative Survey, (Ed . with J. Gunnell, and L. Graziano), New York: Routledge . </Li> <Li> 1995, Regime and Discipline: Democracy and the Development of Political Science, (Ed . with J. Gunnell and M. Stein). </Li> </Ul> <Li> 1951, The Decline of Modern Political Theory, in Journal of Politics 13 . </Li>

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