Political and Economic Foundations in Global Studies

Herausgeber: Anderson, Michael R; Holmsten, Stephanie S

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Political and Economic Foundations in Global Studies provides an innovative introductory examination of the global forces shaping the world today, seen through political and economic lenses.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 222
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 626g
• ISBN-13: 9780765644220
• ISBN-10: 0765644223
• Artikelnr.: 42798102

Autorenporträt

Michael R. Anderson is an Associate Professor of Instruction and Director of the International Relations and Global Studies program at the University of Texas at Austin. His research interests focus on trans-Pacific intellectual networks and diplomacy in the twentieth century. He also serves as Associate Editor of the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of the History of American Foreign Policy, and he is a board member of the Austin chapter of the United Nations Association-USA. Stephanie S. Holmsten is an Assistant Professor of Instruction in the International Relations and Global Studies program at the University of Texas at Austin. Her research focuses on the election of women and ethnic minorities around the world. Her recent work appears in Comparative Political Studies. She is also interested in innovative teaching methods, particularly team-based learning, which earned her the 2017 Harry Ransom Award for Teaching Excellence.

Inhaltsangabe

Part One: Background, Theories, and Contexts Chapter 1
What Is Global Studies? A Political and Economic Perspective Chapter 2
Historical Foundations Chapter 3
U.S. Globalism and the Present World Order Chapter 4
Key Concepts and Processes: Empire and Imperialism Chapter 5
Key Concepts and Processes: Development Chapter 6
Key Concepts and Processes: Security Chapter 7
Key Concepts and Processes: Sustainability Chapter 8
Key Concepts and Processes: Governance Part Two: Case Studies Chapter 9
Introduction to the Case Studies Chapter 10
Regional and Global Impacts of Post
Gaddafi Libya Chapter 11
The Anti
Apartheid Movement in the Western World: Segregation, Revolution, and the Creation of a Global Civil Society Chapter 12
The Treaty of Waitangi and the Waitangi Tribunal: Globalization and Decolonization in New Zealand Chapter 13
The Causes and Consequences of International Migration: The View from Europe Chapter 14
Patterns of Fear: Hegemony, Globalization, and the U.S.
Japan Trade Conflict, 1971
1996 Chapter 15
Globalization and Transnational Capitalism Chapter 16
When Weak States Win: Providing Opportunities at the WTO Chapter 17
Conclusion to the Case Studies