World Politics : International Politics on the World Stage, Brief Book

Chapter 1: Thinking and Caring about World Politics
The Importance of Studying World Politics
The World of Tomorrow: Two Roads Diverge
How to Study World Politics
Chapter Summary
Chapter 2: The Evolution of World Politics
The Evolving World System: Early Development
The Evolving World System: The Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries
The Evolving World System: The Twentieth Century
Toward the Twenty-First Century: Changes and Choices
Chapter Summary
Chapter 3: Levels of Analysis
System-Level Analysis
State-Level Analysis
Individual-Level Analysis
Chapter Summary
Chapter 4: Nationalism: The Traditional Orientation
Understanding Nations, Nation-States, and Nationalism
The Evolution of Nationalism
Nationalism: Builder and Destroyer
Nationalism and the Future
Chapter Summary
Chapter 5: Transnationalism: The Alternative Orientation
The Origins and Impact of Transnationalism
Transnational Interaction
Transnational Feminism
Transnational Religion
Transnational Culture
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