World Politics - Hardcover

Russett, Bruce M.; Starr, Harvey

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0716728214 ISBN 13: 9780716728214

Publisher: W.H.Freeman & Co Ltd, 1997

Synopsis

This text provides a framework for analyzing political situations. Students are encouraged to use this framework on each new international situation. The book also contains strategies for thinking about past, current and future world events. An integral theme of this book is the relationship between democracy, development and peace.

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Contents:
PART 1: ANALYZING WORLD POLITICS

World Politics: Levels of Analysis, Choice and Constraint

Thinking about World Politics: Theory and Reality

International Actors: States and Other Players on the World Stage

The World System: International Structure and Polarity

Relations Between States: Power and Influence

Domestic Sources of Foreign Policy: Society and Polity

Individuals and World Politics: Roles, Perceptions and Decision Making

PART 2: INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT AND COOPERATION

Military Conflict: Why States and Other Actors Resort to Force

The Security Dilemma: Armament and Disarmament

International Law and Organization

Causes of Peace and Nonviolent Transformation

PART 3: INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY

Political Economy of National Security and Defense

Interdependence and Economic Order

Regional Economic Integration and Globalization

Development and Underdevelopment: The North-South Gap

PART 4: CHALLENGES FOR THE NEW MILLENNIUM

Limits of Sovereignty: Humanity and the Commons

Conclusion: Which Global Future?

About this edition

• Publisher: W.H.Freeman & Co Ltd
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0716728214
• ISBN 13: 9780716728214
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 501