Global horizons : an introduction to international relations / Hendrik Spruyt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Spruyt, Hendrik, 1956- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations--Textbooks.

International relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 p.)

Place of Publication:

Toronto, Ontario : University of Toronto Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the current era we have the ability to wage global war, interact economically and culturally with any part of the world, and communicate with each other in real time. Our horizons are now global. Time and space have contracted. This text takes the change in our horizons as a key feature of modern international relations, examining how international politics and the relations between nations and states have become global politics.Rather than survey a large array of issues and theories, Spruyt provides students with particular "tools of the trade" and with different perspectives to understand given empirical puzzles. Each section of the book discusses key theories, which may be useful in understanding the issues in question, and then applies them to empirical cases in order to demonstrate how theory relates to practice. Case studies allow for both an historical and comparative approach.

Contents:

Introduction. The Dawn of the Global Event Horizon

Pt. I International Security. 1. Tools of the Trade (1): Understanding War and Peace from Three Perspectives ; 2. Tools of the Trade (2): Game Theory ; 3. World War I ; 4. The Cold War and After ; 5. The American Invasion of Iraq in 2003 ; Resources

Pt. II The Global Economy. 6. Tools of the Trade: Comparative Case Strategy and Hegemonic Stability Theory ; 7. Three Views of Economics and Politics ; 8. Paradigmatic Legacies: Variations in Capitalism ; 9. The International Economic Order and the Question of Convergence ; Resources

Pt. III Global Challenges: Energy and the Environment. 10. Tools of the Trade: Common Pool Resources and Imperfect Markets ; 11. The Politics of Energy ; 12. Global Warming and Ozone Depletion ; Resources.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4426-0853-6

1-4426-0341-0

OCLC:

865474967