International Politics on the World Stage, with PowerWeb - Softcover

Rourke, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0072974915 ISBN 13: 9780072974911

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 2004

Synopsis

Much praised for being both accessible and scholarly, John Rourke's text uses current examples to illustrate theories. The tenth edition has been meticulously revised to recognize new scholarship and to update coverage of world events and trends, including the Bush Doctrine, the war with Iraq and its aftermath, the expansion and problems of the European Union, the effect of the "neocons" on U.S. foreign policy, the failure of the U.S. "road map" in the Middle East, the advent of the International Criminal Court, and the rift between poor and developed countries in the latest round of World Trade Organization talks.

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About the Author:

John T. Rourke, Ph.D., professor emeritus, is former head of the Department of Political Science at The University of Connecticut. He is author of International Politics on the World Stage, Eleventh Edition (McGraw-Hill, 2007); the author of Presidential Wars and American Democracy: Rally Round the Chief (Paragon House, 1993); a coauthor of Direct Democracy and International Politics: Deciding International Issues through Referendums (Lynn Rienner, 1992); the editor of Taking Sides: Clashing Views in World Politics, Twelfth Edition, expanded (McGraw-Hill, 2007) and You Decide: Current Debates in American Politics (Longman, 2005); the author of Making Foreign Policy: United States, Soviet Union, China (Brooks Cole, 1990), Congress and the Presidency in U.S. Foreign Policymaking (Westview, 1985), and numerous articles and papers. He continues to teach and especially enjoys introductory classes. His regard for the students has molded his approach to writinghe conveys scholarship in a language and within a frame of reference that undergraduates can appreciate. Rourke believes, as the theme of this book reflects, that politics affect us all and we can affect politics. Rourke practices what he propounds; his career long involved the universitys internship program and advising one of its political clubs. Additionally, he has served as a staff member of Connecticuts legislature, and has been involved in political campaigns on the local, state, and national levels.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0072974915
• ISBN 13: 9780072974911
• Binding: Paperback