The Global Future: A Brief Introduction to World Politics - Softcover

Charles W. Kegley, Jr.; Gregory A. Raymond

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0495569275 ISBN 13: 9780495569275

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2009

Synopsis

THE GLOBAL FUTURE: A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO WORLD POLITICS gives you a cost-effective alternative to lengthy, detailed textbooks. Based on Kegley's best-selling WORLD POLITICS: TREND AND TRANSFORMATION, THE GLOBAL FUTURE helps you understand contemporary events and emerging global trends. Every chapter contains thought-provoking case studies, box inserts with rival views on current controversies, and a marginal glossary, as well as vivid graphs, maps, and photographs. Centering on the latest international developments, THE GLOBAL FUTURE: A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO WORLD POLITICS encourages you to form your own opinions about the pressing security, economic, and environmental problems of the twenty-first century.

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About the Author

Charles W. Kegley is currently serving on the Board of Trustees of the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs. A past President of the International Studies Association, Kegley holds the title of Pearce Distinguished Professor of International Relations Emeritus at the University of South Carolina. A graduate of the American University (B.A.) and Syracuse University (Ph.D.) and a Pew Faculty Fellow at Harvard University, Kegley previously served on the faculty at Georgetown University, and has held visiting professorships at the University of Texas, Rutgers University, the People's University of China, and the Institute Universitaire de Hautes Études Internationales Et du Developpement in Geneva Switzerland. He is also a recipient of the Distinguished Scholar Award of the Foreign Policy Analysis Section of the International Studies Association. A founding partner of Kegley International, Inc. (a publishing, research, and consulting foundation), Kegley has authored more than 50 scholarly books (and over 100 articles in journals), including co-authorship with Gregory A. Raymond for Cengage of five editions of The Global Future, as well as with Eugene R. Wittkopf seven editions of American Foreign Policy: Pattern and Process.

Review

"If you are looking for the best value for the money on the IR textbook market, THE GLOBAL FUTURE is absolutely the best book for you to use in your courses! It covers the big issues in enough depth to help students understand international affairs, and provides plenty of theoretical-conceptual tools for them to use. And, it does so in a very accessible way due to how well it is written. Finding a textbook like this which doesn't break the bank of my students also makes them more likely to buy it and read it for my courses." "I was delighted to see THE GLOBAL FUTURE come out. It maintained the quality of the WORLD POLITICS book (though not as detailed) and was still extremely well-written. Essentially a pared down version of the other textbook at less than half the price of the previous textbook. I was able to require it without feeling guilty."

"I really think that [THE GLOBAL FUTURE] is head and shoulders above others I have examined for the intended audience. The authors--and I am familiar with Kegley's work dating back 25 years--do an outstanding job of making unfamiliar subject matter accessible and comprehensible for student texts." "A clear, concise approach to explaining the complexities of the world political system for beginning and intermediate students." "[Compared to its competitors, Kegley is a] clearer, better melding of Theory and Practice; the style seems more accessible." "[Compared to Goldstein, Kegley has] . . . [m]ore thorough coverage of actors in global system; more thorough discussion of International Political Economy." "I believe each chapter is clear, accessible by students of all levels, and logically organized. In fact, if I were to write a textbook (which I have thought about) I would not change anything relating to organization or logic."

"[The Global Future] a clear, concise text for today's students with great supporting supplements. Well written, with good coverage of all major topics. CHP 5 does an excellent job of describing the relationship between the poor and rich. This was my favorite discussion topic for my students to date. CHP 3 provides a clear concise breakdown of the decision making process."

"[THE GLOBAL FUTURE] provides a multi-perspective view in terms of ideology, its authoritative analyses and information, and solid historical approach." "It provides greater depth in terms of analysis, clarity, and content. The pedagogy is helpful because its approach is multifaceted, that is, several ideological approaches are provided." "On the 'Controversy' boxes presenting essential debates . . . captivating."

"Kegley and Raymond cover the widest array of essential IR concepts, theories, and topics in a clear and neutral manner." "[Regarding bias, THE GLOBAL FUTURE is] [r]efreshingly [unbiased]; Kegley and Raymond are scholars, not advocates, and this is good."

Edition details

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0495569275
• ISBN 13: 9780495569275
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 453