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GLOBAL POLITICS - BEN WHITHAM ANDREW HEYWOOD KA...

In turbulent global times  your study of this subject is increasingly necessary and urgent.
Featuring a new chapter on critical theories  and revised to take a less Eurocentric approach
to concepts and case studies  this new edition allows you to tackle global politics' important
concepts  debates and problems: -How can theories help us to understand the politics of a
global pandemic? -Do we live in a 'post-truth' world of 'fake news' and disinformation? -Does
international aid work? -Does the United States remain a global hegemon? -What is the
Anthropocene and how does it shape global politics? -Are global politics constrained by a
'North-South' divide? -What are the possible futures of global politics - and the politics of
outer space? Delving into topics as diverse as anarchy  intersectionality  Confucianism  and
neoconservatism  boxed features give you confidence in political analysis: -Focus on: learn
more about the global colour line or the tragedy of the commons -Key figures: discuss the ideas
of Hans Morgenthau  Frantz Fanon or bell hooks -Debating: argue whether the United Nations are
obsolete  or whether nuclear weapons promote peace -Global politics in action: apply your
learning to the migration crisis in Europe or the Arab Spring -Approaches to: consider human
rights or the Covid-19 pandemic from the perspective of realist  liberal  postcolonial  Marxist
feminist  constructivist and post-structuralist theory -Global actors: understand the
significance of Black Lives Matter  Amnesty International or the International Monetary Fund.
Spanning the development of global politics  from the early origins of globalization through to
the return of multipolarity in the twenty-first century  this is an essential text for
undergraduates studying global politics and international relations.

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