The global future : a brief introduction to world politics /
Kegley, Charles W.,
The global future : a brief introduction to world politics / Charles W. Kegley, Jr., Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, Gregory A. Raymond, Boise State University. - Fifth edition. - xxiv, 368 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The foundations of world politics : -- Analyzing world politics -- Theories of world politics -- The historical setting of contemporary world politics -- The actors in world politics : -- States and foreign policy decision making -- Global and regional intergovernmental organizations -- Nongovernmental organizations, multinational corporations, and other nonstate actors -- The politics of global security : -- Patterns of armed conflict -- Military power and the use of force -- International law and human rights -- The politics of global welfare : -- The globalization of trade and finance -- The political economy of global poverty and inequality -- Global ecological trends and the transformation of world politics. Pt. I. Pt. II. Pt. III. Pt. IV.
This textbook helps you understand contemporary events and emerging global trends. Every chapter contains thought provoking case studies, box inserts with rival views on current controversies, a marginal glossary, as well as vivid graphs, maps, and photographs.
1133608485 9781133608486 1285060237 9781285060231
2012943886
International relations.
World politics--1989-
Globalization.
JZ1242 / .K42 2014
327.1
The global future : a brief introduction to world politics / Charles W. Kegley, Jr., Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, Gregory A. Raymond, Boise State University. - Fifth edition. - xxiv, 368 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The foundations of world politics : -- Analyzing world politics -- Theories of world politics -- The historical setting of contemporary world politics -- The actors in world politics : -- States and foreign policy decision making -- Global and regional intergovernmental organizations -- Nongovernmental organizations, multinational corporations, and other nonstate actors -- The politics of global security : -- Patterns of armed conflict -- Military power and the use of force -- International law and human rights -- The politics of global welfare : -- The globalization of trade and finance -- The political economy of global poverty and inequality -- Global ecological trends and the transformation of world politics. Pt. I. Pt. II. Pt. III. Pt. IV.
This textbook helps you understand contemporary events and emerging global trends. Every chapter contains thought provoking case studies, box inserts with rival views on current controversies, a marginal glossary, as well as vivid graphs, maps, and photographs.
1133608485 9781133608486 1285060237 9781285060231
2012943886
International relations.
World politics--1989-
Globalization.
JZ1242 / .K42 2014
327.1