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International Studies
Global Forces, Interactions, and Tensions
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About this book
In the Third Edition ofĀ International Studies: Global Forces, Interactions, and Tensions, award-winning scholars Scott Straus and Barry Driscoll take an intellectually stimulating and empirical approach to global studies, with a clear framework that helps students think about howĀ key factorsāforces, interactions, and tensionsācontribute to world events and global problems. The book grounds students in the field?s core concepts to help learners with a wide variety of backgrounds and interests consider causes and effects of global problems.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Publisher Note
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Brief Contents
- Detailed Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- About the Authors
- Part I Foundations
- Chapter 1 Global Interactions and Global Tensions
- Chapter 2 The Making of Our Global Age: Forces, Interactions, and Tensions Since 1800
- Chapter 3 States: Shapers and Subjects of Global Interactions
- Chapter 4 Intergovernmental Organizations: Sites of Global Governance
- Chapter 5 Civil Society: Agents of Change in Global Interactions
- Chapter 6 Social Identities and Culture: Shaping Interactions at the Individual and Societal Levels
- Chapter 7 Money: Propelling Global Interactions
- Part II Global Challenges
- Chapter 8 Democracy and Representation: Struggles for Freedom and Efforts to Restrict It
- Chapter 9 Human Rights: The Challenge of Setting and Enforcing Global Norms
- Chapter 10 Development: The Challenge of Global Poverty
- Chapter 11 Armed Conflict and Political Violence: New Global Security Challenges and Efforts to Manage Them
- Chapter 12 Migration: Confronting the Myths of Human Movement
- Chapter 13 Global Health: Addressing Inequalities in Outcomes
- Chapter 14 Global Environment: Confronting the Challenge of Climate Change
- Chapter 15 Global Food: How Can We Solve World Hunger?
- Glossary
- Index
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