Readings in World Politics

by Spiegel, Steven L.; Taw, Jennifer Morrison; Wehling, Fred L.; Williams, Kristen

• ISBN13: 9780155060555
• ISBN10: 0155060554
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-08-18
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

READINGS IN WORLD POLITICS covers the history, economics, issues, and theory of world politics. Through a series of articles and essays, you will explore theory and aplications in the intriguing field of world politics.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(6)
PART I
Introduction to World Politics
Globalization and the International System: The Post--Cold War World	7	(10)
Jean-Marie Guehenno
Imbalance of Power	17	(10)
Robert Skidelsky
Levels of Analysis: Approaches to Studying World Politics
Let Us Now Praise Great Men: Bringing the Statesman Back In	27	(30)
Daniel L. Byman
Kenneth M. Pollack
Theories of International Relations	57	(31)
Ole R. Holsti
International Relations: One World, Many Theories	88	(9)
Stephen M. Walt
Introduction to IPE
Bargaining, Enforcement, and International Cooperation	97	(32)
James D. Fearon
The Morality of the Market	129	(4)
Martin Wolf
Origins of the Modern International System
War and the Birth of the Nation State	133	(15)
Richard Bean
The Concert of Europe: A Fresh Look at an International System	148	(11)
Richard B. Elrod
Metternich's Theory of European Order: A Political Agenda for ``Perpetual Peace''	159	(22)
James R. Sofka
World Wars I and II
Perceptions and Alliances in Europe, 1865--1940	181	(28)
Thomas J. Christensen
The Coming of the Second World War	209	(6)
John Lukacs
The Cult of the Offensive and the Origins of the First World War	215	(36)
Stephen Van Evera
Cold War and Beyond
Who Won the Cold War---and Why It Matters	251	(6)
Bruce D. Berkowitz
Is the Cold War Really Over?	257	(12)
Sergei Kortunov
Evolution of the World Economy
The Legends of Bretton Woods	269	(13)
Francis J. Gavin
The Rise of Free Trade in Western Europe, 1820--1875	282	(25)
C. P. Kindleberger
PART II
Globalization and Fragmentation
World Orders, Old and New	307	(6)
Richard Falk
States of Discord	313	(6)
Thomas Friedman
Robert Kaplan
Globalization and Its Discontents	319	(18)
Duncan Green
Matthew Griffith
Security
Guessing the Rules: Conflict Resolution in the Post--Cold War Era	337	(3)
Pamela Aall
Behind the Curve: Globalization and International Terrorism	340	(20)
Audrey Kurth Cronin
Constructing Post--Cold War Collective Security	360	(25)
Brian Frederking
A New Security Landscape: The End of the Post--Cold War Era	385	(10)
Francois Heisbourg
Economy
Economic Interdependence and War: A Theory of Trade Expectations	395	(27)
Dale C. Copeland
Spreading the Wealth	422	(8)
David Dollar
Aart Kraay
A Postscript to the Asian Financial Crisis: The Fragile International Economic Order	430	(9)
Robert Gilpin
International Law and Organizations
The Rise of Ethics in Foreign Policy: Reaching a Values Consensus	439	(5)
Leslie H. Gelb
Justine A. Rosenthal
From San Francisco to Sarajevo: The UN and the Use of Force	444	(19)
Adam Roberts
Social Issues
The Cartel of Good Intentions	463	(9)
William Easterly
Foreign Assistance in an Aging World	472	(9)
Susan Raymond
The Future of World Politics
Images of the Coming International System	481	(19)
Robert E. Harkavy
The Clash of Civilizations?	500
Samuel P. Huntington