TY - BOOK AU - Heywood,Andrew TI - Global politics T2 - Palgrave Foundations series SN - 9781403989826 (pbk.) AV - JZ1310 .H49 2011 U1 - 327 H622g 2011 23 PY - 2011/// CY - Houndmills, Basingstoke Hampshire, New York PB - Palgrave Macmillan KW - International relations KW - World politics KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General KW - bisacsh KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / General KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE / Globalization N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 524-540) and index; Machine generated contents note: -- PART 1: UNDERSTANDING GLOBAL POLITICS -- What is Global Politics? -- From State System to Globalized World -- Theories and Approaches to Global Politics -- PART 2: GLOBAL TRANSFORMATIONS -- Economics in a Global Age -- Society in a Global Age -- Nations in a Global Age -- Governance in a Global Age -- PART 3: GLOBAL ORDER -- World Orders, Old and New -- A Clash of Civilizations? -- War, Weapons and Terrorism -- Humanitarian Intervention and 'Just Wars' -- PART 4: GLOBAL JUSTICE -- Poverty, Equality and Development -- Human Rights and Democracy -- Environmental Issues -- Gender Issues -- PART 5: GLOBAL GOVERNANCE -- Global Governance and the United Nations -- Global Economic Governance -- Law and Global Politics -- Regional Integration -- PART 6: THE FUTURE OF GLOBAL POLITICS -- Prospects for Global Politics: Utopia or Dystopia?; Economics N2 - "This book is a major new introduction to international relations/global politics. Written by a leading textbook author, it is engaging, stimulating and forward-looking, covering all the topics and theory students require at an introductory level"-- ER -