TY - BOOK AU - Charles W Kegley TI - Global future : A brief introduction to world politics SN - 9781439041741 U1 - 327.1 23 PY - 2010/// CY - Australia PB - Cengage Learning KW - International Relations KW - Political Science N2 - The Global FUTURE: A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO WORLD POLITICS is a concise overview of the study of world politics, based on the framework of Charles Kegley's best-selling WORLD POLITICS: TREND AND TRANSFORMATION. Written in a way that speaks to students with a wide range of backgrounds and abilities, THE GLOBAL FUTURE provides concepts and analytical tools to help readers understand contemporary events and emerging global trends. Every chapter contains thought-provoking case studies, box inserts with rival views on current controversies, and a marginal glossary, as well as vivid graphs, maps, and photographs. Centering on the latest international developments, THE GLOBAL FUTURE: A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO WORLD POLITICS encourages students to form their own opinions about the pressing security, economic, and environmental problems of the twenty-first century ER -