Student Text (Global Politics)

Ray, James Lee

ISBN 10: 061805202X / ISBN 13: 9780618052028

Published by Houghton Mifflin, 2004

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Student Text (Global Politics)
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 061805202X
• ISBN 13: 9780618052028
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 821 grams

About this title

Synopsis

This popular text discusses the major theories of international relations and provides students with the historical background to understand global politics. Juliet Kaarbo brings the text fully up-to-date with coverage of contemporary issues such as international conflict, economic alliances, and terrorism and global security. A five part organization?theory and history; states and foreign policy; security relations, economic relations; and global challenges?focuses on the most urgent topics in international relations and global politics.

• A theoretical chapter on global politics covers six major perspectives on international relations and clearly explains the premise and significance of each theory.
• Chapter 3, The Modern Era, includes coverage of the post?Cold War era, the Arab-Israeli conflict, super power involvement in the developing world, changes in the international economy, and north-south relations.
• Coverage of globalization focuses on the growing importance of the global economy, NGOs, and multinational corporations.

About the Authors

James Lee Ray (Ph.D. University of Michigan, 1974) is Professor of Political Science at Vanderbilt and has taught at the State University of New York at Fredonia, the University of New Mexico, and Florida State University. His areas of research include international organizations and international political economy.

Juliet Kaarbo received her Ph.D. in 1993 from Ohio State University, is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Kansas, and recently served for a year on the faculty at the prestigious Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva, Switzerland. She has written a number of scholarly articles concerning foreign policy and leadership and is the author of Contemporary Comparative Foreign Policy from Congressional Quarterly Press.