Global Politics

by James Lee Ray, Juliet Kaarbo

This popular text discusses the major theories of international relations and provides students with the historical background to understand global politics. Juliet Kaarbo brings the text fully up-to-date with coverage of contemporary issues such as international conflict, economic alliances, and terrorism and global security. A five part organization--theory and history; states and foreign policy; security relations, economic relations; and global challenges--focuses on the most urgent topics in international relations and global politics.

Genres: Politics, Political Science, Reference

624 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1979

About the author

James Lee Ray, Ph.D. (Univ. of Michigan) is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Political Science at Vanderbilt University. His published work has focused on the causes of war and interstate conflict, as well as various methodological and epistemological issues. He has served as the President of the Peace Science Society, and is a winner of Vanderbilt's Ernest Jones Faculty Adviser Award.

Reviews

[Andrew · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read this for an international relations class in college. Unfortunately, this book is pretty dated now.