Global Issues: Politics, Economics, Culture: Politics, Economics and Culture - Brossura

Payne, Richard J.

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ISBN 10: 0205663044 ISBN 13: 9780205663040

Casa editrice: Longman Pub Group, 2009

Riassunto

From human rights and terrorism to climate change and pandemics, Global Issues is a current and topical look at the forces driving globalization. This text focuses on global affairs that transcend state boundaries and are transforming the international system. Designed as a core or supplemental text for international relations or global issues courses, it is the only text of its kind to put complex issues into comprehensive context, thereby explaining the growing economic, political, and culture interdependence visible in the headlines and students’ lives.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Richard J. Payne is Distinguished Professor of Politics and Government at Illinois State University.

Dalla quarta di copertina:

GLOBAL ISSSUES
Politics, Economics, and Culture
Second Edition

Richard J. Payne

From human rights and terrorism to climate change and pandemics, Global Issues provides an overview of the forces driving globalization. It focuses on global affairs that transcend state boundaries and are transforming the international system. Designed as a core or supplemental text for global issues or international relations courses, it puts complex issues into comprehensive context, thereby explaining the growing economic, political, and cultural interdependence that is visible in the news headlines and in students’ everyday lives. Each chapter has been updated to reflect the latest scholarship in the field and the most recent political developments.

The Second Edition includes:

• Weapons proliferation
• Transitions to democracy
• Women leaders in politics
• Global inequality
• Global financial problems
• U.S. involvement in Iraq
• Political instability in Pakistan
• Conflict in Darfur
• The emergence of a more assertive Russia

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Su questa edizione

• Editore: Longman Pub Group
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0205663044
• ISBN 13: 9780205663040
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 349