Introduction to Global Politics
A Reader
1st Edition
Published on 1. March 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
448 pages
978-0-19-979625-0 (ISBN)
Description
The best variety of readings--from both classic and contemporary sources including academic works, news articles, and government documents
The best coverage of alternative theories--going beyond realism, liberalism, and constructivism to feminist, Marxist, and contemporary theories
Moving beyond the almost exclusively liberal and realist readings included in other anthologies, Introduction to Global Politics: A Reader provides a better balance of canonical essays and more recent scholarship representing contemporary work in the constructivist, feminist, Marxist, and postmodern traditions. Renowned contributors include Paul Krugman on what undergraduates need to know about international trade; Kenneth N. Waltz on the relevance of realism after the Cold War; Thomas Homer-Dixon on eco-terrorism; and Cynthia Enloe on Abu Ghraib. Other experts address such compelling topics as landmines, global hunger, jihad, torture, and cyber-terrorism. This unique volume also presents genuine non-Western voices in the field, including Choong Yong Ahn on the impact of the 2008 global financial crisis in Asia and Navnita Chadha Behera on re-imagining IR in India.
Introduction to Global Politics is enhanced by numerous pedagogical features including:
* Chapter introductions that provide historical overviews of major issues, coverage of key academic debates, and insightful questions to guide students in their reading
* Article introductions discussing relevant issues and highlighting key terms
* Discussion questions following each section
* An extensive glossary of terms that are integral to the study of IR
Ideal for courses in IR, global studies, and world politics, Introduction to Global Politics: A Reader offers a robust and flexible set of readings on both theories and issues. It also helps students to make explicit connections between academic thinking and the "real world" of international events, problems, and issues.
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Introduction to Global Politics (978-0-19-538527-4)
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Introduction to Global Politics, Brief Edition
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Steven L. Lamy, John Baylis, Steve Smith, and Patricia Owens
The Globalization of World Politics, Fifth Edition
(978-0-19-956909-0)
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World Politics in a New Era, Fifth Edition
(978-0-19-976627-7)
Steven Spiegel, Elizabeth Matthews, Jennifer Taw, and Kristen Williams
Please contact your Oxford University Press sales representative at 800.280.0280 for more information.
The best coverage of alternative theories--going beyond realism, liberalism, and constructivism to feminist, Marxist, and contemporary theories
Moving beyond the almost exclusively liberal and realist readings included in other anthologies, Introduction to Global Politics: A Reader provides a better balance of canonical essays and more recent scholarship representing contemporary work in the constructivist, feminist, Marxist, and postmodern traditions. Renowned contributors include Paul Krugman on what undergraduates need to know about international trade; Kenneth N. Waltz on the relevance of realism after the Cold War; Thomas Homer-Dixon on eco-terrorism; and Cynthia Enloe on Abu Ghraib. Other experts address such compelling topics as landmines, global hunger, jihad, torture, and cyber-terrorism. This unique volume also presents genuine non-Western voices in the field, including Choong Yong Ahn on the impact of the 2008 global financial crisis in Asia and Navnita Chadha Behera on re-imagining IR in India.
Introduction to Global Politics is enhanced by numerous pedagogical features including:
* Chapter introductions that provide historical overviews of major issues, coverage of key academic debates, and insightful questions to guide students in their reading
* Article introductions discussing relevant issues and highlighting key terms
* Discussion questions following each section
* An extensive glossary of terms that are integral to the study of IR
Ideal for courses in IR, global studies, and world politics, Introduction to Global Politics: A Reader offers a robust and flexible set of readings on both theories and issues. It also helps students to make explicit connections between academic thinking and the "real world" of international events, problems, and issues.
PACKAGING & SAVINGS
PACKAGE Introduction to Global Politics: A Reader with any of the textbooks below for use in your course and SAVE YOUR STUDENTS 20%!
Introduction to Global Politics (978-0-19-538527-4)
Steven L. Lamy, John Baylis, Steve Smith, and Patricia Owens
Introduction to Global Politics, Brief Edition
(978-0-19-976583-6)
Steven L. Lamy, John Baylis, Steve Smith, and Patricia Owens
The Globalization of World Politics, Fifth Edition
(978-0-19-956909-0)
John Baylis, Steve Smith, and Patricia Owens
World Politics in a New Era, Fifth Edition
(978-0-19-976627-7)
Steven Spiegel, Elizabeth Matthews, Jennifer Taw, and Kristen Williams
Please contact your Oxford University Press sales representative at 800.280.0280 for more information.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Undergraduate International Relations courses
Dimensions
Height: 191 mm
Width: 234 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
694 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-979625-0 (9780199796250)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
John S. Masker is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Temple University, where he teaches international relations and political theory. He has had visiting appointments at Williams College, Mount Holyoke College, and Clark University. Dr. Masker has written about nuclear non-proliferation, Russian foreign policy, and U.S. foreign policy.
Content
EACH SECTION ENDS WITH USEFUL INTERNET RESOURCES AND DISCUSSION QUESTIONS AND ACTIVITIES; PART ONE: INTRODUCTION; Useful Internet Resources; Discussion Questions and Activities; PART TWO: THEORIES AND PERSPECTIVES; READING SELECTIONS; Six Principles of Political Realism; Liberalism and World Politics; Structural Realism after the Cold War; Imperialist Expansion: Accident and Design; Anarchy is What States Make of It: The Social Construction of Power Politics; Man, the State, and War: Gendered Perspectives on National Security; Inter-nations of Feminism and International Relations; Re-Imagining IR in India; Social Evolution of International Politics: From Mearsheimer to Jervis; Increasing the Incentives for International Cooperation; Collective Action and the Evolution of Social Norms; PART THREE: FOREIGN POLICY ACTORS: STATES, IOS, NGOS; THE STATE; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS (IOS); NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS (NGOS); READING SELECTIONS; On the Political Relevance of Global Civil Society; International Public Goods without International Government; Resisting Globalization: The Alternative Globalization Movement; The Rise of the Region State; Human Rights Advocacy Networks in Latin America; Danger--Landmines! NGO-Government Collaboration in the Ottawa Process; Governing Intimacy in the World Bank; Applying European Values to Foreign Policy; Obama (or Netanyahu) as Modern Moses!; UN Expert Says Security Council Counterterrorism Measures Anti-Human Rights; PART FOUR: GLOBAL ISSUES; SECURITY; POLITICAL ECONOMY; ENVIRONMENT; READING SELECTIONS: MILITARY SECURITY, HUMAN SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS; A World Without Power; The Clash of Civilizations?; The Triad: America, Europe, and Japan--United or Fragmented?; In Terrorem: Before and After 9/11; Jihad in the Cause of Allah; Text of Fatwah Urging Jihad Against Americans; Islam, the Middle East, and the Pan-Islamic Movement; Wielding Masculinity Inside Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo: The Globalized Dynamics; Political Action: The Problem of Dirty Hands; Reflections on the Problem of "Dirty Hands"; National Military Strategy Plan for the War on Terrorism; From Global Village to Virtual Battlespace: The Colonizing of the Internet and the Extension of Realpolitik; Nuclear Weapons Reinforce Security and Stability in 21st Century Asia; Darfur and the Failure of the Responsibility to Protect; Children in Global Politics; Trading Human Rights: How Preferential Trade Agreements Influence Government Repression; Preventing and Transforming Conflict Nonviolently; READING SELECTIONS: GLOBAL ECONOMY AND TRADE; Fiscal Policy and Structural Fiscal Challenges; Making Globalization Work; Demise of the Anglo-American Model of Capitalism; Does Globalization Spell the End of Nation-State?; What Do Undergrads Need to Know about Trade?; Weathering the Storm: The Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on Asia; Women and Globalization: A Study of 180 Countries, 1975-2000; Need Versus Greed; READING SELECTIONS: GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT; The Tragedy of the Commons; Preparing for an Uncertain Global Food Supply: A New Food Assistance Convention; Out of Chaos, a Shining Star? Toward a Typology of Green States; The Rise of Complex Terrorism; More Species Slide to Extinction; Worry But Don't Panic Over Glacial Losses; APPENDIX ONE: GLOSSARY; APPENDIX TWO: TABLE OF THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES DISCUSSED IN READINGS