TY - BOOK AU - Blanton,Shannon Lindsey AU - Kegley,Charles W. TI - World politics: trend and transformation SN - 9781305504875 U1 - M 327.11 B136 2017 PY - 2017/// CY - Boston, MA PB - Cengage Learning KW - International relations KW - Textbooks KW - World politics N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; PART I: TREND AND TRANSFORMATION IN WORLD POLITICS .1. Discovering World Politics. 2. Interpreting World Politics. 3. Theories of International Decision Making. PART II: THE GLOBE'S ACTORS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIPS .4. Great Power Rivalries and Relations.5. World Politics and the Global South..6. Nonstate Actors and the Quest for Global Community.PART III: CONFRONTING ARMED CONFLICT. 7. The Threat of Armed Conflict 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.  ER -