World Politics in a New Era
ISBN: 9780199766277 | 0199766274
Edition: 5thFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Pub. Date: 2/4/2011
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Thoroughly updated in its fifth edition,World Politics in a New Erais a comprehensive and thought-provoking text for introductory courses on world politics. Reflecting the changes that have occurred worldwide since the collapse of the Berlin Wall--including recent upheavals in the financial sphere--the book integrates coverage of the competing threads of globalization and fragmentation, examining how they tangle and weave through studies of global politics, economics, and culture. World Politics in a New Era,Fifth Edition, provides a uniquely i... MORE
| Each chapter ends with Discussion and Review Questions and Key Terms | |
| List of Maps | |
| Special Features | |
| Preface | |
| Foundations of World Politics | |
| World Politics: Complexity and Competing Processes | |
| Conflict and Cooperation | |
| Globalization versus Fragmentation | |
| Anarachy versus Order | |
| Conclusion | |
| What Would You Do? North Korea's Nuclear Test | |
| Theory and World Politics | |
| Climate Change | |
| Levels of Analysis | |
| Systemic Level of Analysis | |
| At a Glance: The Prisoner's Dilemma Game | |
| Domestic Level of Analysis | |
| Individual Level of Analysis | |
| Spotlight: The Operational Code | |
| Levels of Analysis: Analytical Tools | |
| Theoretical Paradigms/Worldviews | |
| Realism | |
| Liberalism | |
| Constructivism | |
| Blurring the Lines | |
| Other Theoretical Paradigms/Worldviews | |
| Summary and Preview | |
| At a Glance: Levels of Analysis and Paradigms in Review: International Responses to Climate Change | |
| What Would You Do? Drilling for Oil | |
| World Politics and Economics: 1648-1945 | |
| Thirty Years' War and the Peace of Westphalia | |
| Eighteenth Century Europe | |
| Great Powers | |
| Aftermath of War and Two Revolutions | |
| At a Glance: "World Wars" of the Eighteenth Century | |
| Napoleonic Era | |
| Concert of Europe | |
| Uunification of Italy and Europe | |
| Italian Unification | |
| German Unification | |
| At a Glance: The Wars of German Unification | |
| The Industrial Revolution | |
| British Economic Hegemony and its Challenges | |
| Bismarckian System | |
| The Eve of War: Protectionism and Discord | |
| The World Wars | |
| Causes of World War IAt a Glance: World War I and the Levels of Analysis | |
| Rise of Germany | |
| Alliance System | |
| Economic Change and Competition | |
| Nationalism | |
| Imperialism | |
| Cult of the Offensive | |
| Consequences of World War IRussian Revolution | |
| Versailles Settlement | |
| What Would You Do? Russia and the Path to War | |
| Spotlight: An Idealist at Versailles | |
| A Weak League and the Road to Another World War | |
| Spotlight: The Munich Analogy | |
| Economic Collapse and the Great Depression | |
| Causes of World War IIAt a Glance: World War II and the Levels of Analysis | |
| Consequences of World War IIUneasy Alliance | |
| The Holocaust | |
| Atomic Bomb | |
| Conclusion | |
| At a Glance: Levels of Analysis and Paradigms in Review: Examples from 1648 to 1945 | |
| World Politics and Economics: The Cold War | |
| Who or What Caused the Cold War? | |
| At a Glance: The Origins of the Cold War and the Levels of Analysis | |
| It Was Moscow's Fault | |
| No, It Was Washington's Fault | |
| Ideological Conflict | |
| Leadership or the Lack Thereof | |
| One World Divided by Two Superpowers Equals Conflict | |
| It Was All a Misunderstanding | |
| Heating up the Cold War | |
| Initial Confrontation: Iran | |
| The Iron Curtain Descends and Conflict Intensifies? | |
| Truman Doctrine | |
| Marshall Plan | |
| Berlin Blockade | |
| Spotlight: The Telegrams: Mr. X and Containment and the Novikov Telegram | |
| NATO and the Warsaw Pact | |
| Transformation of the World Economy | |
| The Bretton Woods System | |
| The Cold War in Asia | |
| NSC-68Korea: The Turning Point | |
| The Cold War and the Third World | |
| Trouble Spots: Berlin and Cuba | |
| JFK, Cold Warrior | |
| Berlin Wall | |
| Cuban Missile Crisis | |
| Vietnam and its Consequences | |
| What Woul You Do? Soviet Missiles in Cuba | |
| The Apparent Decline of U.S. Economic Hegemony | |
| D'Etente | |
| The Opening of China, the Moscow Summit, and SALT | |
| Tensions in D'etente | |
| From Dialogue to Discord | |
| The Invasion of Afghanistan | |
| The Reagan Doctrine | |
| Why Did the Cold War End? | |
| At a Glance: The End of the Cold War and the Levels of Analysis | |
| The Gorbachev Factor | |
| Failure of Communism | |
| The End of the Evil Empire | |
| The End of Bipolarity | |
| Conclusion | |
| At a Glance: Levels of Analysis and Paradigms in Review: Examples from the Cold War | |
| Imperialism and Its Victims | |
| Origins of Imperialism | |
| The First Transoceanic Empires: Spain and Portugal | |
| Colonial Collusion: Dividing the World | |
| Spanish Colonial Administration | |
| Portuguese Colonialism | |
| Spanish-American Independence | |
| Independence from Portugal | |
| Dutch Empire | |
| Anglo-French Rivalry | |
| France's Bid for Empire | |
| British Empire | |
| What Would You Do? The Costs of Imperialism | |
| Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries | |
| Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries | |
| Spotlight: British India | |
| Twilight of Empire | |
| Spotlight: The Mahatma | |
| Two Great Continental Empires: Russia and the United States | |
| The Russians | |
| Ninth through Eighteenth Centuries | |
| Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries | |
| The Americans | |
| Ottoman Empire | |
| Fourteenth through Eighteenth Centuries | |
| Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries | |
| Too Little Too Late: German and Japanese Empires | |
| Decline of Imperialism | |
| Social Impact of Imperialism | |
| North America | |
| The Caribbean | |
| Latin America | |
| Africa | |
| Asia | |
| The Pacific | |
| China and Japan | |
| Economic Consequences of Colonialism | |
| Latin America, Africa, and the Pacific | |
| Asia | |
| Economic Consequences: An Assessment | |
| Cultural and Ideological Impact of Colonialism | |
| Colonialism and Culture | |
| Colonialism and Ideology | |
| Conclusion | |
| At a Glance: Levels of Analysis and Paradigms in Review: Examples from Imperialism | |
| Globalization and Fragmentation in the New World Order: 1991 to the Present | |
| Globalization and Fragmentation | |
| A New World Order? | |
| War in the Gulf | |
| The European Union | |
| U.S. Economic Hegemony Endures | |
| Enduring Regional and Internal Conflicts: The Middle East, South Asia, and East Asia | |
| The Middle East | |
| At a Glance Arab-Israeli Confrontations | |
| South Asia | |
| The Korean Peninsula | |
| The People's Republic of China and Taiwan | |
| Collective Security | |
| Spotlight Definitional Discord: Genocide and Ethnic Cleansing | |
| What Would You Do? Genocide in Rwanda | |
| The Terror of September 11War in Iraq | |
| Terrorism Redux | |
| Conclusion | |
| At a Glance: Levels of Analysis and Paradigms in Review: Examples from 1991 to the Present | |
| The Major Issues in World Politics | |
| Security Theory and Practice | |
| The Many Faces of Security | |
| External and Internal Threats | |
| Subjective Versus Objective Aspects of Security | |
| Working Definition of Security | |
| Security Dilemma Revisited | |
| Spotlight: Clausewitz on War and Politics | |
| Military Power | |
| Weapons of Mass Destruction | |
| Military Personnel | |
| Defense Expenditures | |
| Logistics and Power Projection | |
| Qualitative Factors: Equipment, Training, and Morale | |
| Soft Power | |
| Strategies for Security: Deterrence, Defense, and Compellence | |
| Deterrence | |
| Defense | |
| Compellence | |
| Requirements for Deterrence | |
| Commitment | |
| Capability | |
| Credibility | |
| Criticisms of Deterrence | |
| Defensive Weapons Systems | |
| Technology and Security | |
| Breakthroughs, Lead Times, and Cost | |
| Spotlight: Nukespeak | |
| The Offense/Defense Balance | |
| The Cutting Edge | |
| Arms Control and Disarmament | |
| Definitions | |
| Early Efforts at Disarmament | |
| Test Bans | |
| Salt, Start, Sort, and New Start | |
| Intermediate-Range and Tactical Nuclear Weapons | |
| Cooperative Threat Reduction | |
| Non-Proliferation Treaty | |
| Chemical Weapons, Biological Weapons, and Missiles | |
| Conventional Arms Control | |
| What Would You Do? Nuclear Proliferation | |
| Conclusion | |
| At a Glance: Levels of Analysis and Paradigms in Review: Security Examples | |
| Contemporary Security Issues | |
| Proliferation | |
| Spotlight: Human Costs of Modern Conflict | |
| The Debate over Proliferation | |
| Command and Control | |
| Current Proliferation Concerns | |
| Terrorism | |
| Contemporary Terrorism Around the World | |
| Spotlight: The Sheikh | |
| Categories of Terrorist Groups | |
| State-Sponsored Terrorism | |
| Nationalist Separatists | |
| Ideological Terrorism | |
| Religious Terrorism | |
| Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction | |
| Combating International Terrorism | |
| What Would You Do? Response to Terrorism | |
| Organized Crime | |
| What Is Organized Crime? | |
| Transnational Organized Crime Activities | |
| The Globalization of Organized Crime | |
| Spotlight: The Red Mafiya Penalty Box and the NHLSpotlight: International Drug Trafficking | |
| Combating Organized Crime | |
| Conclusion | |
| At a Glance: Levels of Analysis and Paradigms in Review: Contemporary Security Examples | |
| World Politics: Trade and Investment | |
| Trade | |
| Ricardo's Model of Trade | |
| Trade Barriers | |
| Balance of Payments | |
| Money Makes the World Go Around | |
| Exchange Rates | |
| Capital Markets and Investment | |
| Capital Markets | |
| Spotlight: Day Traders Find New Outlet | |
| Foreign Direct Investment | |
| Economic Power | |
| Trade and Industry | |
| Technology | |
| Spotlight: Technology Globalizes the Workforce | |
| Economics as Politics | |
| Realism | |
| Liberalism | |
| At a Glance: East African Countries Form a Common Market | |
| Hegemonic Stability Theory: Bridging the Liberal-Realist Divide | |
| Constructivism | |
| Conclusion | |
| At a Glance: Levels of Analysis and Paradigms in Review: Trade and Investment | |
| What Would You Do? The Sock Trade | |
| World Politics: Development | |
| What Development Means | |
| Human and Social Development | |
| Development: A Holistic Approach 3Spotlight: Gender Inequalities Harm Well-Being, Hinder Development | |
| Civil Society and Development | |
| Modernization Theory | |
| Social Impact of Modernization | |
| Critiques of Modernization Theory | |
| Political Development | |
| Requirements of Political Development | |
| Domestic: Political Culture | |
| Economic Development | |
| Spotlight: Tough Truths About Free Trade | |
| Systemic: Dependency Theory | |
| Primary Product Exports | |
| Unequal Terms of Trade | |
| Multinational Corporations | |
| Critiques of Dependency Theory | |
| Domestic: Economic Development Theories | |
| Import-Substitution Industrialization | |
| Export-Led Industrialization | |
| At a Glance: Argentina | |
| Washington Consensus | |
| Systemic-Domestic | |
| Structural Adjustment Programs | |
| Development Today | |
| Creating a New Paradigm | |
| Searching for Practical Solutions: Technology | |
| Spotlight: Invention and Innovation | |
| Searching for Practical Solutions: Microfinance | |
| Corruption Versus Courage | |
| What Would You Do? Promoting Development | |
| Conclusion | |
| At a Glance: Levels of Analysis and Paradigms in Review: Development | |
| Human Issues: Demographic Trends | |
| Population | |
| Population Growth and Decline: Impact of Youth | |
| Bulges and Aging Populations | |
| Urbanization and Megacities | |
| International Responses to Population Dynamics: Importance of Family Planning | |
| The Abortion Debate | |
| Migration | |
| Economic Migration | |
| Refugees | |
| Consequences of Migration | |
| International Solutions to Problems of Migration | |
| Spotlight: Human Trafficking | |
| Health and Disease | |
| The Global Health Picture | |
| Responses to Global Health Problems | |
| Conclusion | |
| What Would You Do? Avian Flu | |
| At a Glance: Levels of Analysis and Paradigms in Review: Demographic Issues | |
| Resource Issues | |
| The Environment | |
| Deforestation | |
| Pollution | |
| Spotlight: Is the Earth Getting Warmer? | |
| International Cooperation for Saving the Environment | |
| A Green and Pleasant Globe? | |
| Water | |
| Water Scarcity and the Potential for Conflict | |
| International Responses to the Need for Water | |
| Water's Future | |
| Food | |
| Feeding the World | |
| International Food Aid and Famine Relief Efforts | |
| Energy | |
| The Need for Energy | |
| Oil's Critical Role | |
| Energy Crises and Global Responses | |
| Coal and Natural Gas | |
| Renewable Energy | |
| What Would You Do? Economic Growth Versus the | |
| Environment | |
| Conclusion | |
| At a Glance: Levels of Analysis and Paradigms in Review: Resource Issues | |
| Global Governance: International Law and Organizations | |
| International Law | |
| Sources of International Law | |
| Customary Practices | |
| Spotlight: The First International Lawyer | |
| Treaties | |
| Violation and Compliance | |
| Areas of International Law | |
| Human Rights Under International Law | |
| Can Human Rights Conventions Be Enforced | |
| Warfare and Aggression | |
| Effectiveness and Compliance: The Verdict on International Law | |
| International Organizations | |
| International Governmental Organizations | |
| Security IGOS: The United Nations | |
| The United Nations Is Born | |
| The United Nations: Structure, Functions, and Politics | |
| General Assembly | |
| Security Council | |
| Spotlight: Conflict and Cooperation in the Security Council | |
| Secretariat and Secretary-General | |
| International Court of Justice | |
| Economic and Social Council | |
| UN Peacekeeping Missions: Expectations and Experience | |
| What Would You Do? UN Peacekeeping | |
| United Nations' Effectiveness | |
| Economic IGOs | |
| The World Bank | |
| The International Monetary Fund | |
| The GATT and the World Trade Organization (WTO)The Bretton Woods Institutions into the Future | |
| Nongovernmental Organizations | |
| NGOs, Power, and Global Governance | |
| NGOs in Action | |
| Conclusion | |
| At a Glance: Levels of Analysis and Paradigms in Review: Global Governance | |
| World Politics in Context | |
| What Have We Covered So Far? | |
| What Have We Not Covered Yet? | |
| Ethics | |
| Ethics of War | |
| Ethics of Sovereignty and Positive Intervention | |
| Ethics of Peace and Reconciliation | |
| Ethics of Trade and Development | |
| Ethics of Competing Interests | |
| Spotlight: Bad Guys Make Even Worse Allies | |
| Relationship of World Politics to Other Subdisciplines of Political Science | |
| Foreign Policy | |
| Comparative Politics | |
| American Politics | |
| Political Theory | |
| The Future | |
| Realist Projection | |
| Liberal Projection | |
| Constructivist Projection | |
| Conclusion | |
| What Would You Do? The Future of the UNNotes | |
| Glossary | |
| Bibliography | |
| Figure Sources | |
| Index | |
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