Heywood, Andrew

Global politics / Andrew Heywood. - xxiii, 560 pages : illustrations (some colour), colour maps ; 25 cm. - Palgrave foundations . - Palgrave foundations. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 524-540) and index.

Introducing global politics -- Historical context: -- Theories of global politics -- The economy in a global age -- The state and foreign policy in a global age -- Society in a global age -- The nation in a global age -- Identity, culture and challenges to the west -- Power and twenty-first century world order -- War and peace -- Nuclear proliferation and disarmament -- Terrorism -- Human rights and humanitarian intervention -- International law -- Poverty and development -- Global environmental issues -- Gender in global politics -- International organization and the United Nations -- Global governance and the Bretton Woods system -- Regionalism and global politics -- Global futures.

"This book is a major new introduction to international relations/global politics. Written by a leading textbook author, it is engaging, stimulating and forward-looking, covering all the topics and theory students require at an introductory level"--

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International relations.
World politics

JZ1310 / .H49 2011

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