| Edition |
Fourth edition. |
| Description |
xiv, 565 pages : : illustrations ; ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Analytical dimensions: -- Analyzing world politics: levels of analysis and constraint -- How do we think about world politics? -- International actors: states and other players on the world stage -- The world system: how it constrains behavior -- The world system: structure, polarity, and war -- Relations between states: bases and analysis of power -- Relations between states: instruments of influence -- Domestic constraints: do different kinds of countries have different kinds of foreign policies? -- Domestic constraints: governmental structure and the role of public opinion -- Individuals and world politics: role, communcatIon, and decision making -- Individuals and world politics: perceiving the world. |
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pt. 2. Contemporary and future problems of world politics: -- Conflict and cooperatoin in arms races -- Deterrence and arms control -- Causes of peace among industrialized countries -- Dependence, democracy, and development -- Problems of order and interdependence in the world system -- Achieveing order and collaboration in the world system -- Confronting ecological challenges to the world system. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Subject |
International relations.
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| Added Author |
Starr, Harvey.
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| ISBN |
0716722909: $35.00 (est.) |
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