An introductory text for students with no previous knowledge of contemporary world politics. After an overview chapter on the concept of globalization and arguments for and against it, four sections cover the historical background to contemporary world politics, major theories, structures and process of world politics, and leading issues, such as nuclear proliferation, human rights, global trad…
Throughout time, leaders at the pinnacle of power - popes and kings, presidents and prime ministers, even czars and generals - have subscribed to the belief that they can change the course of history, not by the force of arms, but through charm, skillful negotiation, honesty, deceit, and all the other arts of peaceful human exchange. Now, in Playing God, Charles L. Mee, Jr. - author of the crit…
This textbook provides description and analysis of the Cold War and its aftermath. It covers the period from all angles with focus on regional developments as well as global interactions, and also gives due consideration to economic and strategic issues.
At the midterm of his Adminis tration. President Ronald Reagan is con ducting a foreign policy that differs markedly In style and substance from what he espoused upon entering office. Ideology has retreated somewhat before pragmatism. Political pressures have dic tated a greater de gree of moderation. Through experience. some of it painful, the President who came in to office preoccupied with d…
Fully revised and updated, this fifth edition of the history of international politics since 1945 is an ideal introduction for all students seeking an accessible guide to world events in the post-war era up to 2004
Featuring 150 entries, International Relations: Key Concepts is the essential guide for anyone interested in international affairs. Comprehensive and up to date, it introduces the most important themes in international relations, with an emphasis on contemporary issues. Entries include diplomacy, global warming, terrorism, human rights, rogue states, loose nukes, United Nations security, arms c…
Featuring over twenty new entries & now in its second edition, this book is the essential guide for anyone interested in international affairs. Comprehensive and up-to-date, it introduces the most important themes in international relations in the post 9/11 era. M. Griffiths & T. O'Callaghan from Australia
The crisis in the Middle East pro- duced something which may well be described as a diplomatic revolution. It began apparently with an American rebuff to Egypt. It ended with scarcely veiled threats from America to Israel and in midstream it revealed the United States and the Soviet Union in uneasy alliance against Britain and France. It split the fragile unity of the Commonwealth and it led Br…
This book looks at conspiracies in everyday life, both the hidden and not-so-hidden. It examines the relationship between globalization and democracy and asks who has the upper hand in an increasingly bitter and bloody battle between them for supremacy.
"We are living through a period of dramatic political change - Brexit, the election of Trump, the rise of extreme right movements in Europe and elsewhere, the resurgence of nationalism and xenophobia and a concerted assault on the liberal values and ideals associated with cosmopolitanism and globalization. Suddenly we find ourselves in a world that few would have imagined possible just a few ye…