| Sumario: | The central aim of this textbook is to address the wide range of 21st century issues that lie in the domain of world politics. With this goal in mind the text includes both topics that have been the traditional subject mater of international relations and those that commonly are considered non-traditional topics. The first category includes the concepts of the state, the nation, power, foreign policy decision-making and international organization. The second category includes topics that in many texts form a minor part of a chapter or are not presented in a comprehensive form.... You will find a whole chapter devoted to geographic factors that shape world politics, another dedicated to women, poverty, and human rights, an a third that looks at the environment as a key international issue in itself, rather than an addendum to the problem of economic development.... Part One explores the foundations of world politics, with chapters on the importance of how to study and what to analyze in this field. Part Two examines the major driving forces in world politics, such as power, foreign policy, intergovernmental actors, nongovernmental actors, political geography, and nationalism. Part Three looks at significant issues in 21st century world politics -- global violence, wars, weapons and terrorism, human rights, women and global justice, the international political economy and developed countries, the political economy of development, and the global environment.
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