TY - BOOK AU - Kegley,Charles W. AU - Raymond,Gregory A. TI - The global future: a brief introduction to world politics SN - 1133608485 AV - JZ1242 .K42 2014 U1 - 327.1 23 PY - 2014///] CY - Boston, MA PB - Wadsworth Cengage Learning KW - International relations KW - World politics KW - 1989- KW - Globalization N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Pt. I; The foundations of world politics : --; Analyzing world politics --; Theories of world politics --; The historical setting of contemporary world politics --; Pt. II; The actors in world politics : --; States and foreign policy decision making --; Global and regional intergovernmental organizations --; Nongovernmental organizations, multinational corporations, and other nonstate actors --; Pt. III; The politics of global security : --; Patterns of armed conflict --; Military power and the use of force --; International law and human rights --; Pt. IV; 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 N2 - 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 ER -