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McGrew - Global Politics: Globalization and the Nation-State - 9780745607566 - KIN0002180
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Global Politics: Globalization and the Nation-State

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Description for Global Politics: Globalization and the Nation-State Paperback. This innovative new text is derived from a highly successful Open University course of the same title. It takes as a dominant theme the contested issue of a globalizationa (the apparent intensification of global patterns of inter--dependence) and its implications for the autonomy of the modern nation--state. Editor(s): McGrew, Anthony G.; Lewis, Paul. Num Pages: 348 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPH; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 191 x 18. Weight in Grams: 600.
This innovative new text is derived from a highly successful Open University course of the same title. It takes as a dominant theme the contested issue of ‘globalization’ (the apparent intensification of global patterns of inter-dependence) and its implications for the autonomy of the modern nation-state.

Following a conceptual introduction, which critically examines the theoretical debates framing the study of world politics, the work is structured around four key processes of globalization which the authors identify as being the central determinants of contemporary global politics. These key processes are: the global impact of great power relations; the globalizing tendencies ... Read more

Reflecting this structure the text is organized into four discrete sections. Each section explores, both theoretically and empirically, one of the four processes of globalization. Throughout, particular attention is paid both to a critical evaluation of these globalizing processes as well as to their consequences for the sovereignty and autonomy of the modern nation-state. Moreover, the authors combine a lucid treatment of theoretical debates with topical case-study material to produce a text which is extremely accessible to undergraduate students studying international relations and politics and to those readers with little prior knowledge of world affairs.

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Product Details

Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
348
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745607566
SKU
KIN0002180
Shipping Time
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99-1

About McGrew
Anthony G. McGrew and Paul G. Lewis are Senior Lecturers in Goverment at the Open University.

Reviews for Global Politics: Globalization and the Nation-State
'Consistently well-written and accessible, as well as being sophisticated ... highly recommended for undergraduate students, MA teachers, and interested lay readers.' International Affairs ‘This is an excellent volume. The authors have gone to considerable length to impose a clear structure on a most wide-ranging and complex set of materials. The result is one of the most ... Read more

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