International Politics on the World Stage: John T. Rourke

by Rourke, John T.

• ISBN13: 9780697327406
• ISBN10: 069732740X
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-06-01
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill College

Summary

This concise text provides students and instructors with a comprehensive overview of world politics, inviting them in a straightforward and accessible way to explore international relations and its new challenges. A hallmark of the text is the authors' position that politics affect the lives of all of us, and that the individual can have an impact, whether small or large, by being politically aware and by taking action..

Table of Contents

Preface	v	(2)
To the Student	vii	(21)
Atlas of World Politics	follows page xxviii
PART I APPROACHES TO WORLD POLITICS	1	(135)
Chapter 1. Thinking and Caring about World Politics	1	(27)
Chapter 2. The Evolution of World Politics	28	(25)
Chapter 3. System-Level Analysis	53	(32)
Chapter 4. State-Level Analysis	85	(29)
Chapter 5. Individual-Level Analysis	114	(22)
PART II TWO ROADS: DIVERGENT POLITICAL ORIENTATIONS	136	(62)
Chapter 6. Nationalism: The Traditional Orientation	136	(29)
Chapter 7. Transnationalism: The Alternative Orientation	165	(33)
PART III TWO ROADS: DIVERGENT ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES	198	(70)
Chapter 8. National States: The Traditional Structure	198	(28)
Chapter 9. International Organizations: The Alternative Structure	226	(42)
PART IV TWO ROADS: DIVERGENT APPROACHES TO CONDUCT	268	(68)
Chapter 10. National Power and Diplomacy: The Traditional Approach	268	(39)
Chapter 11. International Law and Morality: The Alternative Approach	307	(29)
PART V PURSUING PEACE	336	(75)
Chapter 12. National Security: The Traditional Road	336	(39)
Chapter 13. International Security: The Alternative Road	375	(36)
PART VI PURSUING PROSPERITY	411	(113)
Chapter 14. The International Economy: A Global Road Map	411	(30)
Chapter 15. National Economic Competition: The Traditional Road	441	(48)
Chapter 16. International Economic Cooperation: The Alternative Road	489	(35)
PART VII PURSUING PRESERVATION	524	(66)
Chapter 17. Preserving and Enhancing Human Rights and Dignity	524	(32)
Chapter 18. Preserving and Enhancing the Global Commons	556	(34)
An Epilogue to the Text /A Prologue to the Future	590
Technical Explanations and Matters of Terminology	xxix	(4)
Endnotes	xxxiii	(12)
Glossary	xlv	(8)
Abbreviations	liii	(2)
References	lv	(18)
Index	lxxiii