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Book SynopsisThis innovative new text is derived from a highly successful Open University course of the same title. It takes as a dominant theme the contested issue of a globalizationa (the apparent intensification of global patterns of inter--dependence) and its implications for the autonomy of the modern nation--state.
Trade Review 'Consistently well-written and accessible, as well as being sophisticated ... highly recommended for undergraduate students, MA teachers, and interested lay readers.' International Affairs
‘This is an excellent volume. The authors have gone to considerable length to impose a clear structure on a most wide-ranging and complex set of materials. The result is one of the most innovative and useful volumes published on global politics in recent years. It is a judicious mix of empirical coverage and theoretical sophistication, making it a truly well-integrated textbook. It will be widely appreciated by all those who teach and study international relations. – Steve Smith, Professor of International Relations, University of East Anglia
‘… highly recommended for students and teachers, and also for interested lay readers.’ – Political Studies
Table of ContentsPreface.
Acknowledgements.
List of Contributors.
1. Conceptualizing Global Politics: Anthony G. McGrew.
Part I: Superpower Rivalry and Global Political Competition.
2. Superpower Rivalry and the End of the 'Cold War': Paul G. Lewis.
3. The Superpowers and Regional Conflict: David Potter.
4. Superpower Rivalry and US Hegemony in Central America: Anthony G. McGrew.
Part II: Technology and Global Integration.
5. Military Technology and the Dynamics of Global Militarization: Anthony G. McGrew.
6. Regimes and the Global Commons: John Vogler.
7. Global Technologies and Political Change in Eastern Europe: Nigel Swain.
Part III: A Global Economy?.
8. The International Economic Order between the Wars: Richard Bessel.
9. The Nature and Government of the Global Economy: Jeremy Mitchell.
10. Economic Autonomy and the Advanced Industrial State: Grahame Thompson.
11. The Autonomy of `Third World' states within the Global Economy: David Potter.
12. Conceptualizing the Global Economy: Roger Tooze.
Part IV: Modernity, Globalization and the Nation-State.
13. Modernization, Globalization and the Nation-State: Michael Smith.
14. Modernity and Universal Human Rights: John Vincent.
15. Islam as a Global Political Force: Brian Beeley.
16. Global Politics in a Transitional Era: Anthony G. McGrew.
Index.
