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Description:Introduction to Global Politics , Fourth Edition, provides students with a current, engaging, and non U.S. perspective on global politics. It shows students how to analyze global political events using theoretical approaches both mainstream and alternative and emphasizes non state actors more than any other global politics text.Chapter by Chapter RevisionsChapter 1: Introduction to Global PoliticsExpanded theoretical coverage introduces students to the three theoretical traditions in international relations Machiavellian, Grotian, and KantianNew Case "Global Production and the iPhone"Chapter 2: The Evolution of Global PoliticsRevised chapter opening vignette addresses the goals of nation states for survival and influence in the global system and how critical trends, such as the diffusion of power and increasing demands for vital resources, influence such goalsExpanded coverage of US Cuba relations addresses the restoration of diplomatic tiesFurther examination of the war on terrorism, including the completion of NATO's International Security Assistance Force mission in Afghanistan and its subsequent transition to the ongoing Resolute Support MissionUpdated Global Perspective "Perception, Continuity, and Change After January 20, 2009" addresses the continuing course of the Arab SpringUpdated statistics and graphics include "Estimated Global Nuclear Warheads, as of 2015," and "Number of Wars in Progress Since 1950"Chapter 3: Realism, Liberalism, and Critical TheoriesElimination of overlapping content between Chapter 3 and the first two introductory chapters, effectively streamlining the chapter and bringing its objectives of defining and describing the origins of IR theories, as well as explaining the relation among the levels of analysis and the different variations of the five schools of thought, into clearer focusThe latest on the most pertinent international relations matters including how world leaders should deal with extremist networks like the Islamic StateChapter 4: Making Foreign PolicyFurther coverage and analysis of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, including the goals of the 2015 Paris Climate Change ConferenceExpanded discussion of fragile states, including updates to the Fragile State IndexDiscussion of foreign policy evaluation has been expanded to include criticism of the CIA's detention and treatment of prisoners taken in the wars in Iraq and AfghanistanAdditional examples of NGO influence on human rights (i.e. Human Rights Watch pressuring the Chinese government to abolish its re education through labor detention system)Updated statistics and graphics include "Top Ten Foreign Aid Donors" and the addition of a new figure "Share of World Military Expenditures of the 15 States with the Highest Expenditure"Chapter 5: Global and Regional GovernanceRevised chapter opening vignette addresses the impact of the Tunisian National Dialogue as a civil society organization and winner of the Nobel Peace PrizeUpdated examples of venture philanthropy include Facebook co founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg's pledge to donate 99 percent of his wealthUpdated Case Study "A Global The Baby Milk Advocacy Network" includes recent statistics from the World Health Organization.Updated statistics and graphics include "INGO Growth Continues" and "Distribution of Think Tanks in the World"Chapter 6: Global Security, Military Power, and TerrorismUpdated information on conflicts including the Syrian civil war, the rise of the Islamic State and their goal to establish an Islamic Caliphate, and the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic to prevent civil wars and sectarian conflictsCondensed coverage of mainstream and critical approaches to security in order to eliminate overlapping content found in Chapter 3: Realism, Liberalism, and Critical TheoriesAdded examples of the importance of collective action and reliance on international/regional organization (i.e. in the case of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal)Expanded discussion of the effects of nuclear weapons and the idea that the international community is experiencing a new nuclear age in which weapons of mass destruction are used to secure strategic advantageUpdated Case Study "US Drone A Robotic Revolution in Modern Combat" includes recent statistics on drone strikesUpdated information on the spread of jihadists, Al Qaeda, and ISIS and the geographical extent to which the Obama Administration (and future administrations) will have to go to find themUpdated statistics and graphics include "Arms Deliveries Worldwide," "Arms Transfer Agreements Worldwide"; the addition of two new "Top Locations of Islamic State Twitter Users" and "Thirteen Years of Terror in Western Europe;" the addition of a new "Where ISIS Has Directed and Inspired Attacks;" and the addition of a table detailing the inter actor relationship of those involved in the Syrian civil warChapter 7: Human Rights and Human SecurityAdded inf...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. 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Description: Introduction to Global Politics , Fourth Edition, provides students with a current, engaging, and non U.S. perspective on global politics. It shows students how to analyze global political events using theoretical approaches both mainstream and alternative and emphasizes non state actors more than any other global politics text.Chapter by Chapter RevisionsChapter 1: Introduction to Global PoliticsExpanded theoretical coverage introduces students to the three theoretical traditions in international relations Machiavellian, Grotian, and KantianNew Case "Global Production and the iPhone"Chapter 2: The Evolution of Global PoliticsRevised chapter opening vignette addresses the goals of nation states for survival and influence in the global system and how critical trends, such as the diffusion of power and increasing demands for vital resources, influence such goalsExpanded coverage of US Cuba relations addresses the restoration of diplomatic tiesFurther examination of the war on terrorism, including the completion of NATO's International Security Assistance Force mission in Afghanistan and its subsequent transition to the ongoing Resolute Support MissionUpdated Global Perspective "Perception, Continuity, and Change After January 20, 2009" addresses the continuing course of the Arab SpringUpdated statistics and graphics include "Estimated Global Nuclear Warheads, as of 2015," and "Number of Wars in Progress Since 1950"Chapter 3: Realism, Liberalism, and Critical TheoriesElimination of overlapping content between Chapter 3 and the first two introductory chapters, effectively streamlining the chapter and bringing its objectives of defining and describing the origins of IR theories, as well as explaining the relation among the levels of analysis and the different variations of the five schools of thought, into clearer focusThe latest on the most pertinent international relations matters including how world leaders should deal with extremist networks like the Islamic StateChapter 4: Making Foreign PolicyFurther coverage and analysis of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, including the goals of the 2015 Paris Climate Change ConferenceExpanded discussion of fragile states, including updates to the Fragile State IndexDiscussion of foreign policy evaluation has been expanded to include criticism of the CIA's detention and treatment of prisoners taken in the wars in Iraq and AfghanistanAdditional examples of NGO influence on human rights (i.e. Human Rights Watch pressuring the Chinese government to abolish its re education through labor detention system)Updated statistics and graphics include "Top Ten Foreign Aid Donors" and the addition of a new figure "Share of World Military Expenditures of the 15 States with the Highest Expenditure"Chapter 5: Global and Regional GovernanceRevised chapter opening vignette addresses the impact of the Tunisian National Dialogue as a civil society organization and winner of the Nobel Peace PrizeUpdated examples of venture philanthropy include Facebook co founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg's pledge to donate 99 percent of his wealthUpdated Case Study "A Global The Baby Milk Advocacy Network" includes recent statistics from the World Health Organization.Updated statistics and graphics include "INGO Growth Continues" and "Distribution of Think Tanks in the World"Chapter 6: Global Security, Military Power, and TerrorismUpdated information on conflicts including the Syrian civil war, the rise of the Islamic State and their goal to establish an Islamic Caliphate, and the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic to prevent civil wars and sectarian conflictsCondensed coverage of mainstream and critical approaches to security in order to eliminate overlapping content found in Chapter 3: Realism, Liberalism, and Critical TheoriesAdded examples of the importance of collective action and reliance on international/regional organization (i.e. in the case of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal)Expanded discussion of the effects of nuclear weapons and the idea that the international community is experiencing a new nuclear age in which weapons of mass destruction are used to secure strategic advantageUpdated Case Study "US Drone A Robotic Revolution in Modern Combat" includes recent statistics on drone strikesUpdated information on the spread of jihadists, Al Qaeda, and ISIS and the geographical extent to which the Obama Administration (and future administrations) will have to go to find themUpdated statistics and graphics include "Arms Deliveries Worldwide," "Arms Transfer Agreements Worldwide"; the addition of two new "Top Locations of Islamic State Twitter Users" and "Thirteen Years of Terror in Western Europe;" the addition of a new "Where ISIS Has Directed and Inspired Attacks;" and the addition of a table detailing the inter actor relationship of those involved in the Syrian civil warChapter 7: Human Rights and Human SecurityAdded inf...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. 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