TY - BOOK AU - Kegley,Charles W. AU - Blanton, Shannon Lindsey. TI - World politics: trend and transformation SN - 9781285437279 U1 - 327.09051/K25 23 PY - 2015/// CY - Boston, Massachusetts PB - Wadsworth, Cengage Learning KW - International relations -- 2014-2015 KW - World politics N1 - Includes Coursemate access; Includes bibliographical references and index; PART I: TREND AND TRANSFORMATION IN WORLD POLITICS. 1. Interpreting World Politics. 2. Theories of World Politics. PART II: THE GLOBE'S ACTORS AND THEIR RELATIONS. 3. International Decision Making. 4. Great Power Rivalries and Relations. 5. The Global South in a World of Powers. 6. Nonstate Actors and the Quest for Global Community. PART III: CONFRONTING ARMED AGGRESSION. 7. The Threat of Armed Aggression to the World. 8. The Pursuit of Power through Arms and Alliances. 9. The Quest for Peace through International Law and Collective Security. PART IV: HUMAN SECURITY, PROSPERITY, AND RESPONSIBILITY. 10. The Globalization of International Finance. 11. International Trade in the Global Marketplace. 12. The Demographic and Cultural Dimensions of Globalization. 13. The Promotion of Human Development and Human Rights. 14. Global Responsibility for the Preservation of the Environment. PART V: THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE OF WORLD POLITICS. 15. Looking Ahead at Global Trends and Transformations; CAS N2 - Offers analysis of the data, research, and contemporary events from today's international political stage ER -