Understanding International Politics in a Globalizing World
Publisher: Ultimate Books, Owerri, Nigeria
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Owerri, Nigeria
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 789
Table of contents: title: Brief Contents; title: Part 1 / UNDERSTANDING INTERNATIONAL POLITICS / 1; title: Chapter 1 / Why is it Important to Study International Politics? / 3; title: Chapter 2 / The Evolution and Development of the Contemporary International System / 47; title: Chapter 3 / Participants, Actors, Groups and Interests in International Politics / 84; title: Chapter 4 / Understanding Power and the Balance of Power in International Politics /112; title: Chapter 5 / Understanding the Meaning of Country, Nation and Nation-State /162; title: Part 2 / UNDERSTANDING SOVEREIGNTY AND FOREIGN POLICY / 187; title: Chapter 6 / Understanding the Concept of of Sovereignty in International Politics / 187; title: Chapter 7 / Government, Policy-making, Authority and Sovereignty in International Politics / 235; title: Chapter 8 / Diplomacy and International Law / 272; title: Chapter 9 / The Nature of Foreign Policy and the US Presidential Doctrines / 328; title: Part 3 / UNDERSTANDING POWER IN GLOBAL POLITICS / 401; title: Chapter 10 / Ramifications of Security: From National to Supra-national Organizations / 401; title: Chapter 11 / Understanding the Significance of the Cold War / 428; title: Chapter 12 / Superpowers, MAD and Global Politics of Nuclear Weapons / 468; title: Part 4 / UNDERSTANDING INTERNATIONAL TRADE ORGANIZATIONS AND GLOBALIZATION / 498; title: Chapter 13 / Global Groupings and the Bretton Woods System / 498; title: Chapter 14 / Roots of Contemporary Globalization and Foreign Trade / 563; title: Chapter 15 / The Many Faces of Globalization / 618; title: Chapter 16 / Managing Resources in the Global Commons / 677; title: An Epilogue / 700; title: Glossary / 703; title: Abbreviations / 724; title: Index / 731; title: Appendices / 737