International Politics on the World Stage

by Rourke, John T.

• ISBN13: 9780072461046
• ISBN10: 0072461047
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-12-01
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill College

Table of Contents

Preface	v
To the Student	vii
Part I: Approaches to World Politics
Thinking and Caring about World Politics	1	(24)
The Evolution of World Politics	25	(24)
System-Level Analysis	49	(31)
State-Level Analysis	80	(28)
Individual-Level Analysis	108	(22)
Part II: Two Roads: Divergent Political Orientations
Nationalism: The Traditional Orientation	130	(26)
Transnationalism: The Alternative Orientation	156	(32)
Part III: Two Roads: Divergent Organizational Structures
National States: The Traditional Structure	188	(26)
International Organization: The Alternative Structure	214	(39)
Part IV: Two Roads: Divergent Approaches to Conduct
National Power and Diplomacy: The Traditional Approach	253	(36)
International Law and Morality: The Alternative Approach	289	(29)
Part V: Pursuing Peace
National Security: The Traditional Road	318	(39)
International Security: The Alternative Road	357	(31)
Part VI: Pursuing Prosperity
The International Economy: A Global Road Map	388	(26)
National Economic Competition: The Traditional Road	414	(37)
International Economic Cooperation: The Alternative Road	451	(31)
Part VII: Pursuing Preservation
Preserving and Enhancing Human Rights and Dignity	482	(32)
Preserving and Enhancing the Global Commons	514	(41)
An Epilogue to the Text/A Prologue to the Future	555	(2)
Explanatory Notes	557	(4)
Endnotes	561	(10)
Glossary	571	(12)
Abbreviations	583	(2)
References	585	(16)
Index	601