A World of Polities: Essays on Global Politics

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Routledge, Mar 20, 2008 - Political Science - 280 pages

Yale H. Ferguson and Richard W. Mansbach have made a significant contribution to our contemporary understanding of global politics. This collection contains some of their classic essays and many unpublished articles which have been edited into a coherent and stimulating collection.

Subjects covered include:

  • Theory and method in global politics
  • The role of values and the postmodern challenge
  • The complex roles of actors in global politics
  • 9/11 and its aftermath
  • The changing nature of war
  • US unilateralism, hegemony and empire.

 

Contents

Theory and Global Politics
11
III The Complex Universe of Actors in Global Politics
83
IV Toward a Postinternational World
161
Notes
234
Bibliography
237
Index
251
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