Spiegel and Wehling give students a basic overview of international relations, helping them discuss world politics from an informed perspective. The authors foster this perspective by moving from concrete (e.g., history, economics, and global issues) to more abstract and theoretical concerns (e.g., security, policy, and levels of analysis). Themes include such post-Cold War issues as co-operation/conflict and globalization/fragmentation.

World Politics in a New Era

Spiegel, Steven L.

Wehling, Fred L.

Legal Theory & Systems

Wadsworth Publishing

WORLD POLITICS IN A NEW ERA provides a basic overview of international relations, providing a strong historical foundation coupled with the integration of current issues and a cohesive theme of globalization and fragmentation. Completely reorganized in the Third Edition to cover theoretical issues in the beginning, highlight the importance of political economy, then spotlight both historical and current global issues in the latter half, the book aims to give students context to better grasp the numerous issues in world politics today. In addition, a powerful new pedagogical program and research tools built into the book and its package, including Infotrac and a CD and International Relations Resource Center on the web, WORLD POLITICS IN A NEW ERA is a book both instructors and students appreciate for its reliability, flexibility, and readability.

World Politics in a New Era (with CD-ROM and InfoTrac )

Politics & Social Sciences

Williams, Kristen

Taw, Jennifer Morrison

Politics & Government

Designed to accompany texts for the Introduction to International Relations course, this reader covers the history, economics, issues, and theory of world politics through a series of academic articles and essays that relate theory and application.

Readings in World Politics

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

World Politics in a New Era, Fourth Edition, provides the basic knowledge and skills needed to appreciate the full range of international politics in contemporary affairs. Integrating a theme of Globalization and Fragmentation throughout, the book enables students to see beyond the notion of "globalization" as a buzzword and to become aware of the trade-offs and tensions that result from a "global community." Furthering this theme, the authors introduce the concept of Conflict and Cooperation so that students can see how world leaders balance their relationships with other countries. World Politics in a New Era introduces the predominant theories used to explain international relations in Chapter Two. This thorough foundation is followed by discussions of these various theories, which appear throughout the narrative. In addition, "At a Glance" features are integrated throughout the text; these summaries help students to see how the theories work and also how they intersect with individual, domestic, and systemic levels of analysis. Four chapters in the text are devoted to reviewing key historical events, providing students with the context necessary to grasp world politics. A new chapter on non-western hisotry--Chapter 5. Imperialism and Its Victims--allows students to move beyond the typical "western" understanding of world events. Each chapter offers a role-playing exercise called "What Would You Do?" that gives students the opportunity to play the decision-maker during the midst of a crisis. This feature profiles real-life situations and asks students to plan a course of action using the material they've learned in the course. This experience of analyzing a crisis and proposing solutions is a skill that students can use in other political science courses as well as in their daily lives.

Matthews, Elizabeth G.

Williams, Kristen P.

Taw, Jennifer M.

Oxford University Press

Instructor's Resource Manual with Test Questions to World Politics in a New Era, 4e Fourth 2009

Business & Money

Matthews, E.G.

Business Culture

Oxford

A uniquely in-depth treatment of the field, World Politics in a New Era, Sixth Edition, features extensive historical coverage that ranges from the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 to the present, offering students the best context to fully comprehend the modern political stage. It focuses on levels of analysis (systemic, domestic, and individual) in relation to major IR theories (realism, liberalism, and constructivism) and gives students the analytical tools to apply the theories to current issues. The authors integrate coverage of the competing threads of globalization and fragmentation throughout, examining how they tangle and weave through studies of global politics, economics, and culture. FEATURES "At a Glance" text boxes apply the theories and levels of analysis--individual, domestic, and systemic--to each chapter's theme "What Would You Do?" boxes profile real-life events, asking students to play the role of a world leader/decision maker and propose a solution that takes into account the many complexities of world politics "Spotlight" features in every chapter highlight interesting people, places, and situations; discuss important international events and colorful personalities in greater depth; or focus on specific facets of complex conflicts or theories Package this text with Oxford Pocket World Atlas, any title from our Very Short Introductions series, or Now Playing: Learning Global Politics Through Film for FREE! Please contact your Oxford University Press Sales Representative or call 800.280.0280 for details.

The Other Arab-Israeli Conflict illuminates the controversial course of America's Middle East relations from the birth of Israel to the Reagan administration. Skillfully separating actual policymaking from the myths that have come to surround it, Spiegel challenges the belief that American policy in the Middle East is primarily a relation to events in that region or is motivated by bureaucratic constraints or the pressures of domestic politics. On the contrary, he finds that the ideas and skills of the president and his advisors are critical to the determination of American policy. This volume received the 1986 National Jewish Book Award.

The other Arab-Israeli conflict: Making America's Middle East policy, from Truman to Reagan (Middle Eastern studies)

History

Americas

The University of Chicago Press

The Other Arab-Israeli Conflict illuminates the controversial course of America's Middle East relations from the birth of Israel to the Reagan administration. Skillfully separating actual policymaking from the myths that have come to surround it, Spiegel challenges the belief that American policy in the Middle East is primarily a relation to events in that region or is motivated by bureaucratic constraints or the pressures of domestic politics. On the contrary, he finds that the ideas and skills of the president and his advisors are critical to the determination of American policy. This volume received the 1986 National Jewish Book Award.

The Other Arab-Israeli Conflict: Making America's Middle East Policy, from Truman to Reagan (Middle Eastern Studies; Monograph 1)

University of Chicago Press

At issue: Politics in the world arena

St.Martin's Press

At Issue

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