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Global politics : a new introduction / edited by Jenny Edkins and Maja Zehfuss.

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TextPublisher: London ; New York : Routledge/Taylor and Francis Group, 2019Edition: Third editionDescription: xxviii.613 p. 24 cmContent type:

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Global politicsDDC classification:

327 GLO

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Contents:

1 Introduction Jenny Edkins and Maja Zehfuss 2 How do we begin to think about the world? Véronique Pin-Fat 3 What happens if we don’t take nature for granted? Simon Dalby 4 Can we save the planet? Carl Death 5 Who do we think we are? Annick T. R. Wibben and Olivia U. Rutazibwa 6 How do religious beliefs affect politics? Peter Mandaville 7 Why do we obey? Jenny Edkins 8 How do we find out what’s going on in the world? Debbie Lisle 9 How does the way we use the Internet make a difference? M. I. Franklin 10 Why is people’s movement restricted? Roxanne Lynn Doty 11 Why is the world divided territorially? Stuart Elden 12 How do people come to identify with nations? Elena Barabantseva 13 Does the nation-state work? Michael J. Shapiro 14 Is democracy a good idea? Lucy Taylor 15 Do colonialism and slavery belong to the past? Kate Manzo 16 How does colonialism work? Sankaran Krishna 17 How is the world organized economically? V. Spike Peterson 18 How does finance affect the politics of everyday life? Matt Davies 19 Why are some people better off than others? Paul Cammack 20 How can we end poverty?Mustapha Kamal Pasha 21 Why do some people think they know what is good for others? Naeem Inayatullah 22 Why does politics turn to violence? Joanna Bourke 23 What makes the world dangerous? Thomas Gregory 24 Can we move beyond conflict? Roland Bleiker and David Shim 25 Who has rights? Giorgio Shani 26 Conclusion: What can we do to change the world? Maja Zehfuss

Summary: The third edition of Global Politics: A New Introduction continues to provide a completely original way of teaching and learning about world politics. The book engages directly with the issues in global politics that students are most interested in, helping them to understand the key questions and theories and also to develop a critical and inquiring perspective. Completely revised and updated throughout, the third edition offers up-to-date examples engaging with the latest developments in global politics, including the Syrian war and the refugee crisis, fossil fuel divestment, racism and Black Lives Matter, citizen journalism, populism, and drone warfare.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	H.T. Parekh Library	SIAS Collection	327 GLO (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		K3501

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

1 Introduction Jenny Edkins and Maja Zehfuss

2 How do we begin to think about the world? Véronique Pin-Fat

3 What happens if we don’t take nature for granted? Simon Dalby

4 Can we save the planet? Carl Death

5 Who do we think we are? Annick T. R. Wibben and Olivia U. Rutazibwa

6 How do religious beliefs affect politics? Peter Mandaville

7 Why do we obey? Jenny Edkins

8 How do we find out what’s going on in the world? Debbie Lisle

9 How does the way we use the Internet make a difference? M. I. Franklin

10 Why is people’s movement restricted? Roxanne Lynn Doty

11 Why is the world divided territorially? Stuart Elden

12 How do people come to identify with nations? Elena Barabantseva

13 Does the nation-state work? Michael J. Shapiro

14 Is democracy a good idea? Lucy Taylor

15 Do colonialism and slavery belong to the past? Kate Manzo

16 How does colonialism work? Sankaran Krishna

17 How is the world organized economically? V. Spike Peterson

18 How does finance affect the politics of everyday life? Matt Davies

19 Why are some people better off than others? Paul Cammack

20 How can we end poverty?Mustapha Kamal Pasha

21 Why do some people think they know what is good for others? Naeem Inayatullah

22 Why does politics turn to violence? Joanna Bourke

23 What makes the world dangerous? Thomas Gregory

24 Can we move beyond conflict? Roland Bleiker and David Shim

25 Who has rights? Giorgio Shani

26 Conclusion: What can we do to change the world? Maja Zehfuss

The third edition of Global Politics: A New Introduction continues to provide a completely original way of teaching and learning about world politics. The book engages directly with the issues in global politics that students are most interested in, helping them to understand the key questions and theories and also to develop a critical and inquiring perspective.

Completely revised and updated throughout, the third edition offers up-to-date examples engaging with the latest developments in global politics, including the Syrian war and the refugee crisis, fossil fuel divestment, racism and Black Lives Matter, citizen journalism, populism, and drone warfare.

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