Great Powers and World Order: Patterns and Prospects
Autor Charles W. Kegley, Gregory A. Raymonden Limba Engleză Paperback – 20 mai 2020
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781544345833
ISBN-10: 1544345836
Pagini: 264
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 26 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: SAGE Publications
Colecția CQ Press
Locul publicării:Washington DC, United States
ISBN-10: 1544345836
Pagini: 264
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 26 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: SAGE Publications
Colecția CQ Press
Locul publicării:Washington DC, United States
Recenzii
This book highlights the complexities within the international arena, and forces students to critically think by putting them in the You Decide driver’s seat.”
“Great Powers and World Order is a timely re-introduction to power politics in the international system. In an era when great power conflict of one type or another seems an ever-present threat, this text will help students to understand the origins and such conflicts, and ground their knowledge through thorough case-studies.”
“Consistent analytical approach. Easy for students to grasp.”
“[The text’s] writing style makes it accessible to students, and that indicates a great potential for the book to engage students and encourage them to actually read it. The authors focus on the essential knowledge and there was no fluff material that can overwhelm students. I really like the section where it presents the notion that international relations really hinges on two things – maintaining international norms and preventing aggression. Such an important understanding and presented really clearly and succinctly."
“This historically grounded textbook will introduce students to the difficulty of establishing a stable world order. [An] historical based book that presents how realism and liberalism inform how world orders are constructed."
“This new textbook by Charles W. Kegley, Jr. and Gregory Raymond brings an innovative approach to the teaching of International Relations, by interweaving historical facts with the theoretical concepts needed for their interpretations. This book can be an excellent supplemental book for undergraduate students, and a great introductory book for graduate students. As the authors stated, it can solve the problem of thinking critically and theoretically about the world order, by interweaving the presentation of ‘historical information and theoretical concepts needed to investigate its features.’”
“A reader for students so they have pertinent information at their fingertips regarding the conflicts that have forged our world.”
“[Great Powers and World Order] provides a clear chronological history of the events that led to contemporary opportunities and challenges for the world. A comprehensive text that provides students conceptual tools to make sense of the genesis and the shaping of the current global order.”
“It's a good, solid introduction to the study of IR on the college level. It provides all the necessary basic information students need to begin their IR study, and to allow them to concentrate their future studies in areas of greatest interest to them. It is a good springboard into a lot of different directions.”
“The fragile foundations of our liberal world order that is based on rules and institutions are being shaken by the great powers’ rivalries. This book is must reading for all serious students of contemporary world affairs.”
“The Great Powers and World Order provides an authoritative account of the nor- mative underpinnings of international security. The rules of the road founded on the liberal world order are now under attack, and normative and institu- tional restraints are crumbling. This book presents a cogent and instructive interpretation of the prevailing problems darkening contemporary international realities.”
“Combining history and theory, Kegley and Raymond have composed a clear and insightful primer for understanding great-power politics and interna- tional relations, past and present. Their lucid descriptions of the challenges faced by officials after World War I, World War II, and the Cold War are seamlessly linked to an illumination of the policy choices that lay ahead. This is a terrific text for beginning students studying international relations.”
“Citizens, and particularly future military officers, cannot begin to think about and study big questions and strategic issues too early. The Great Powers and World Order is an excellent introduction to these questions and issues and should be required reading for both civilian students and military officers in training.”
“Informed and informative, The Great Powers and World Order provides an engaging introduction to international politics. This is the best available text addressing what is arguably the most important set of issues on the global agenda.”
“In this important book, Kegley and Raymond reexamine the pillars of world order at a turbulent time when global conditions are nearing a turn- ing point of potentially epic proportions. The Great Powers and World Order brings historical perspective and theoretical analysis to bear on the impact of momentous changes—for example, climate change, cyberwarfare, the weap- onization of outer space, and, critically, a global arena that is no longer dom- inated by Western liberal values.”
“A penetrating and timely analysis of the collision course on which the great powers are heading, which uncovers the basic tenets of international relations in the context of the eroding world order.”
“Prolific scholars and creative educators, Kegley and Raymond have published many innovative textbooks with original pedagogical features about American foreign policy and world affairs. The Great Powers and World Order goes beyond provoking students to think for themselves about the important questions regarding contemporary threats to sustainable international security. It also advances important concepts that reframe theories about great-power relations in particular, and international politics generally.”
“For an insightful interpretation of the threats to world order fomented by the great powers’ return to cut-throat competition and rejection of multilateral cooperation, this evocative, compelling and accessible text provides pedagogical medicine. Highly recommended for all global citizens investigating inter- national politics.”
“This book illuminates the timeless obstacles to world order whenever the great powers ruthlessly compete for hegemony, as they presently are doing as they head into perilous confrontations. Highly recommended reading for all policymakers and students of world affairs.”
“Case studies of great-power rivalries since the twentieth century are deployed to exceptional pedagogical advantage to instruct students about enduring questions in today’s turbulent times. The innovative format forces students to think for themselves. This textbook is highly recommended for university courses focusing on this troubling topic on the contemporary global agenda.”
“This is an outstanding book, covering critically important global issues which makes a significant and original contribution to the storehouse of available textbooks dealing with contemporary world affairs.”
“The global political transformation underway will impact everyone. Study this compelling text to understand the form and consequences of past power rivalries and the critical choices before us now.”
“Great Powers and World Order is a timely re-introduction to power politics in the international system. In an era when great power conflict of one type or another seems an ever-present threat, this text will help students to understand the origins and such conflicts, and ground their knowledge through thorough case-studies.”
“Consistent analytical approach. Easy for students to grasp.”
“[The text’s] writing style makes it accessible to students, and that indicates a great potential for the book to engage students and encourage them to actually read it. The authors focus on the essential knowledge and there was no fluff material that can overwhelm students. I really like the section where it presents the notion that international relations really hinges on two things – maintaining international norms and preventing aggression. Such an important understanding and presented really clearly and succinctly."
“This historically grounded textbook will introduce students to the difficulty of establishing a stable world order. [An] historical based book that presents how realism and liberalism inform how world orders are constructed."
“This new textbook by Charles W. Kegley, Jr. and Gregory Raymond brings an innovative approach to the teaching of International Relations, by interweaving historical facts with the theoretical concepts needed for their interpretations. This book can be an excellent supplemental book for undergraduate students, and a great introductory book for graduate students. As the authors stated, it can solve the problem of thinking critically and theoretically about the world order, by interweaving the presentation of ‘historical information and theoretical concepts needed to investigate its features.’”
“A reader for students so they have pertinent information at their fingertips regarding the conflicts that have forged our world.”
“[Great Powers and World Order] provides a clear chronological history of the events that led to contemporary opportunities and challenges for the world. A comprehensive text that provides students conceptual tools to make sense of the genesis and the shaping of the current global order.”
“It's a good, solid introduction to the study of IR on the college level. It provides all the necessary basic information students need to begin their IR study, and to allow them to concentrate their future studies in areas of greatest interest to them. It is a good springboard into a lot of different directions.”
“The fragile foundations of our liberal world order that is based on rules and institutions are being shaken by the great powers’ rivalries. This book is must reading for all serious students of contemporary world affairs.”
“The Great Powers and World Order provides an authoritative account of the nor- mative underpinnings of international security. The rules of the road founded on the liberal world order are now under attack, and normative and institu- tional restraints are crumbling. This book presents a cogent and instructive interpretation of the prevailing problems darkening contemporary international realities.”
“Combining history and theory, Kegley and Raymond have composed a clear and insightful primer for understanding great-power politics and interna- tional relations, past and present. Their lucid descriptions of the challenges faced by officials after World War I, World War II, and the Cold War are seamlessly linked to an illumination of the policy choices that lay ahead. This is a terrific text for beginning students studying international relations.”
“Citizens, and particularly future military officers, cannot begin to think about and study big questions and strategic issues too early. The Great Powers and World Order is an excellent introduction to these questions and issues and should be required reading for both civilian students and military officers in training.”
“Informed and informative, The Great Powers and World Order provides an engaging introduction to international politics. This is the best available text addressing what is arguably the most important set of issues on the global agenda.”
“In this important book, Kegley and Raymond reexamine the pillars of world order at a turbulent time when global conditions are nearing a turn- ing point of potentially epic proportions. The Great Powers and World Order brings historical perspective and theoretical analysis to bear on the impact of momentous changes—for example, climate change, cyberwarfare, the weap- onization of outer space, and, critically, a global arena that is no longer dom- inated by Western liberal values.”
“A penetrating and timely analysis of the collision course on which the great powers are heading, which uncovers the basic tenets of international relations in the context of the eroding world order.”
“Prolific scholars and creative educators, Kegley and Raymond have published many innovative textbooks with original pedagogical features about American foreign policy and world affairs. The Great Powers and World Order goes beyond provoking students to think for themselves about the important questions regarding contemporary threats to sustainable international security. It also advances important concepts that reframe theories about great-power relations in particular, and international politics generally.”
“For an insightful interpretation of the threats to world order fomented by the great powers’ return to cut-throat competition and rejection of multilateral cooperation, this evocative, compelling and accessible text provides pedagogical medicine. Highly recommended for all global citizens investigating inter- national politics.”
“This book illuminates the timeless obstacles to world order whenever the great powers ruthlessly compete for hegemony, as they presently are doing as they head into perilous confrontations. Highly recommended reading for all policymakers and students of world affairs.”
“Case studies of great-power rivalries since the twentieth century are deployed to exceptional pedagogical advantage to instruct students about enduring questions in today’s turbulent times. The innovative format forces students to think for themselves. This textbook is highly recommended for university courses focusing on this troubling topic on the contemporary global agenda.”
“This is an outstanding book, covering critically important global issues which makes a significant and original contribution to the storehouse of available textbooks dealing with contemporary world affairs.”
“The global political transformation underway will impact everyone. Study this compelling text to understand the form and consequences of past power rivalries and the critical choices before us now.”
Cuprins
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
PART I: THE VIOLENT ORIGINS OF THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD ORDER
Chapter 1 Great-Power Struggles for Primacy in the Modern Era
The Westphalian Foundations of the Modern State System
What Are Great Powers?
Regularities in Great-Power Behavior
Contending Approaches to World Order
Building World Order in the Aftermath of Hegemonic War
Key Terms
Chapter 2 World War I and the Versailles Settlement
The Origins of the First World War
The Armistice and Arrangements for a Peace Conference
Balance-of-Power Theory and World Order
Woodrow Wilson and The Liberal Tradition in World Politics
National Self-Interest Confronts Wilsonian Idealism
The Versailles Settlement
A World in Disarray
Key Terms
Chapter 3 World War II and the Birth of the Liberal Order
The Origins of the Second World War
Planning for a Postwar World Order
Spheres-of-Influence versus Universalist Models of World Order
The Political Economy of World Order
A World Divided
Key Terms
PART II: THE FITFUL EVOLUTION OF THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD ORDER
Chapter 4 The Cold War and Its Consequences
The Origins of the Cold War
The Course of the Cold War
The Characteristics of the Cold War
The Cold War World Order
Beyond the Cold War
Key Terms
Chapter 5 America’s Unipolar Moment
American Primacy
Primacy and World Order
Democratic Peace Theory and American Foreign Policy
Rethinking State Sovereignty in an Era of Globalization
Anticipatory Self Defense and Preventive War
The Twilight of Unipolarity
Key Terms
Chapter 6 Unraveling the Liberal Order
Donald Trump and Conservative Thought on Foreign Policy
The Jacksonian Turn in American Foreign Policy
Power Without Principle
Key Terms
PART III: FORGING A NEW WORLD ORDER
Chapter 7 The Range of Great-Power Choice
Viewing System Transformation in Historical Context
Great-Power Options for Shaping World Order
Coordinated Consultation and World Order
Legitimacy and World Order
Key Terms
Chapter 8 Rethinking World Order
Change and Continuity in Contemporary World Politics
Critical Questions for World Order in the Twenty-First Century
The Quest for World Order
Key Terms
Suggested Readings
Glossary
Notes
Index
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
PART I: THE VIOLENT ORIGINS OF THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD ORDER
Chapter 1 Great-Power Struggles for Primacy in the Modern Era
The Westphalian Foundations of the Modern State System
What Are Great Powers?
Regularities in Great-Power Behavior
Contending Approaches to World Order
Building World Order in the Aftermath of Hegemonic War
Key Terms
Chapter 2 World War I and the Versailles Settlement
The Origins of the First World War
The Armistice and Arrangements for a Peace Conference
Balance-of-Power Theory and World Order
Woodrow Wilson and The Liberal Tradition in World Politics
National Self-Interest Confronts Wilsonian Idealism
The Versailles Settlement
A World in Disarray
Key Terms
Chapter 3 World War II and the Birth of the Liberal Order
The Origins of the Second World War
Planning for a Postwar World Order
Spheres-of-Influence versus Universalist Models of World Order
The Political Economy of World Order
A World Divided
Key Terms
PART II: THE FITFUL EVOLUTION OF THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD ORDER
Chapter 4 The Cold War and Its Consequences
The Origins of the Cold War
The Course of the Cold War
The Characteristics of the Cold War
The Cold War World Order
Beyond the Cold War
Key Terms
Chapter 5 America’s Unipolar Moment
American Primacy
Primacy and World Order
Democratic Peace Theory and American Foreign Policy
Rethinking State Sovereignty in an Era of Globalization
Anticipatory Self Defense and Preventive War
The Twilight of Unipolarity
Key Terms
Chapter 6 Unraveling the Liberal Order
Donald Trump and Conservative Thought on Foreign Policy
The Jacksonian Turn in American Foreign Policy
Power Without Principle
Key Terms
PART III: FORGING A NEW WORLD ORDER
Chapter 7 The Range of Great-Power Choice
Viewing System Transformation in Historical Context
Great-Power Options for Shaping World Order
Coordinated Consultation and World Order
Legitimacy and World Order
Key Terms
Chapter 8 Rethinking World Order
Change and Continuity in Contemporary World Politics
Critical Questions for World Order in the Twenty-First Century
The Quest for World Order
Key Terms
Suggested Readings
Glossary
Notes
Index
Notă biografică
Charles W. Kegley, Jr. (Ph.D. Syracuse University, B.A. American University) is a past president of the International Studies Association, who has served on the Board of Trustees of the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs for the last two decades. He holds the title of Pearce Distinguished Professor of International Relations Emeritus at the University of South Carolina, where he was Chairman of the Department of Government and International Studies and Co-Chair, with former U.S. Secretary of State Lawrence S. Eagleburger, of the Byrnes International Center. A former Pew Faculty Fellow at Harvard University, Kegley previously served on the faculty at Georgetown University, and has held visiting professorships at the University of Texas, Rutgers University, the People¿s University of China, and the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva, Switzerland. He has served as the editor of The SAGE International Yearbook of Foreign Policy Studies, and has authored or edited over four dozen books on foreign policy and world politics, including eighteen editions of World Politics: Trend and Transformation, which has been translated into Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew, Korean, Serbian, Spanish, and Turkish.
Descriere
Great Powers and World Order: Patterns and Prospects is a supplementary text for the Intro to IR course that focuses on the struggle for primacy among the great powers over issues of world order.