Global politics
By: Andrew Heywood
Series: Palgrave Foundations series
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke Hampshire; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 448
ISBN-13: 9781403989826
Subjects: POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General; World politics; International relations; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / General; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Globalization
Description: "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"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: PART 1: UNDERSTANDING GLOBAL POLITICS; title: What is Global Politics?; title: From State System to Globalized World; title: Theories and Approaches to Global Politics; title: PART 2: GLOBAL TRANSFORMATIONS; title: Economics in a Global Age; title: Society in a Global Age; title: Nations in a Global Age; title: Governance in a Global Age; title: PART 3: GLOBAL ORDER; title: World Orders, Old and New; title: A Clash of Civilizations?; title: War, Weapons and Terrorism; title: Humanitarian Intervention and 'Just Wars'; title: PART 4: GLOBAL JUSTICE; title: Poverty, Equality and Development; title: Human Rights and Democracy; title: Environmental Issues; title: Gender Issues; title: PART 5: GLOBAL GOVERNANCE; title: Global Governance and the United Nations; title: Global Economic Governance; title: Law and Global Politics; title: Regional Integration; title: PART 6: THE FUTURE OF GLOBAL POLITICS; title: Prospects for Global Politics: Utopia or Dystopia?.