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Written by celebrated scholar Joseph Nye and new co-author David Welch, Understanding Global Conflict and Cooperation is a concise and penetrating introduction to world politics in an era of complex interdependence. This text employs lessons from theory and history to examine conflict and cooperating among global actors and thus to provide readers with a durable analytical framework. From twentieth and twenty-first century wars to global finance and global governance, Understanding Global Conflict and Cooperation, formerly known as Understanding International Conflicts, expands substantially on a classic work and continues to deliver a thought-provoking survey of international relations today.
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Understanding Global Conflict & Cooperation: Intro to Theory & History Joseph S. Nye Jr. David A. Welch Ninth Edition
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ISBN 10: 1-292-02318-X ISBN 13: 978-1-292-02318-2
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Table of Contents
1. Glossary Joseph S. Nye Jr./David A. Welch
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2. Are There Enduring Logics of Cooperation in World Politics? Joseph S. Nye Jr./David A. Welch
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3. Explaining Conflict and Cooperation: Tools and Techniques of the Trade Joseph S. Nye Jr./David A. Welch
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4. From Westphalia to World War I Joseph S. Nye Jr./David A. Welch
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5. The Failure of Collective Security and World War II Joseph S. Nye Jr./David A. Welch
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6. The Cold War Joseph S. Nye Jr./David A. Welch
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7. Post-Cold War Cooperation, Conflict, Flashpoints Joseph S. Nye Jr./David A. Welch
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8. Globalization and Interdependence Joseph S. Nye Jr./David A. Welch
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9. The Information Revolution and Transnational Actors Joseph S. Nye Jr./David A. Welch
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10. What Can We Expect in the Future? Joseph S. Nye Jr./David A. Welch
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Index
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GLOSSARY Actor Any person or body whose
Bipolarity The structure of an inter-
decisions and actions have repercussions for international politics. States, nongovernmental organizations, multinational corporations, and even occasionally individuals qualify as international actors. Alliances Formal or informal arrangements made between sovereign states, usually to ensure mutual security. Anarchy The absence of hierarchy. The Westphalian system of sovereign states is anarchic because there is no authority above states. When used in the study of international politics, anarchy is generally not used as a synon