| Description |
xxv, 593 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
Part One. Trend and Transformation in World Politics -- 1. Exploring Twenty-First-Century World Politics -- 2. Theories of World Politics -- Part Two. The Actors and Their Relations -- 3. Foreign Policy Decision Making -- 4. Great-Power Rivalries and Relations -- 5. The Plight and Policy Posture of the Global South -- 6. Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs) -- 7. The Promise and Peril of Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) -- Part Three. The Politics of Global Welfare -- 8. Trade and Monetary Issues in a Globalized Political Economy -- 9. Globalization and the Disappearance of National Borders -- 10. Population Politics and the Demographic Dimensions of Globalization -- 11. Ecopolitics and the Preservation of the Global Commons -- Part Four. Global Conflict and Its Management -- 12. Armed Conflict between and within States -- 13. Military Power and National Security in the Age of Globalization -- 14. Coercive Diplomacy and Intervention in the Age of Globalization -- 15. The Realist Road to Security through Alliances, the Balance of Power, and Arms Control -- 16. The Liberal Institutional Paths to Peace -- Part Five. The Problematic Twenty-First Century -- 17. Ten Questions about Twenty-first Century Global Prospects |
| Analysis |
Demography |
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Economic development |
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Globalisation |
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International agencies and associations |
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International comparisons |
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International defence relations |
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International relations |
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National security |
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Overseas item |
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Power (International relations) |
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Sustainable development |
| Notes |
Bibliography: p541-560. -Includes index |
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Maps on endpapers |
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Previous ed.: 1995 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 541-564) and indexes |
| Subject |
International relations.
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World politics.
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| Author |
Wittkopf, Eugene R., 1943-
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| LC no. |
95073204 |
| ISBN |
0312137257 |
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033368835X (paperback) |
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