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Global politics / Andrew Heywood.

By: Series: Palgrave foundationsPublication details: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.Description: xxiii, 560 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781403989826 (pbk.) :
  • 1403989826 (pbk.) :
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • JZ1310 .H49 2011
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: -- PART 1: UNDERSTANDING GLOBAL POLITICS -- What is Global Politics? -- From State System to Globalized World -- Theories and Approaches to Global Politics -- PART 2: GLOBAL TRANSFORMATIONS -- Economics in a Global Age -- Society in a Global Age -- Nations in a Global Age -- Governance in a Global Age -- PART 3: GLOBAL ORDER -- World Orders, Old and New -- A Clash of Civilizations? -- War, Weapons and Terrorism -- Humanitarian Intervention and 'Just Wars' -- PART 4: GLOBAL JUSTICE -- Poverty, Equality and Development -- Human Rights and Democracy -- Environmental Issues -- Gender Issues -- PART 5: GLOBAL GOVERNANCE -- Global Governance and the United Nations -- Global Economic Governance -- Law and Global Politics -- Regional Integration -- PART 6: THE FUTURE OF GLOBAL POLITICS -- Prospects for Global Politics: Utopia or Dystopia?.
Summary: "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"-- Provided by publisher.
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Books Books American University in Dubai American University in Dubai Main Collection JZ 1310 .H49 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 5024172

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: -- PART 1: UNDERSTANDING GLOBAL POLITICS -- What is Global Politics? -- From State System to Globalized World -- Theories and Approaches to Global Politics -- PART 2: GLOBAL TRANSFORMATIONS -- Economics in a Global Age -- Society in a Global Age -- Nations in a Global Age -- Governance in a Global Age -- PART 3: GLOBAL ORDER -- World Orders, Old and New -- A Clash of Civilizations? -- War, Weapons and Terrorism -- Humanitarian Intervention and 'Just Wars' -- PART 4: GLOBAL JUSTICE -- Poverty, Equality and Development -- Human Rights and Democracy -- Environmental Issues -- Gender Issues -- PART 5: GLOBAL GOVERNANCE -- Global Governance and the United Nations -- Global Economic Governance -- Law and Global Politics -- Regional Integration -- PART 6: THE FUTURE OF GLOBAL POLITICS -- Prospects for Global Politics: Utopia or Dystopia?.

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