Remapping Global Politics History's Revenge and Future Shock |
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Author:
| Ferguson, Yale H. Mansbach, Richard W. |
Contribution by:
| Smith, Steve Biersteker, Thomas Brown, Chris Cerny, Phil Grieco, Joseph Groom, A. J. R. Higgott, Richard Ikenberry, G. John Kennedy-Pipe, Caroline Lamy, Steve |
Series title: | Cambridge Studies in International Relations Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-521-54991-2 |
Publication Date: | Nov 2004 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $52.95 |
Book Description:
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This book seeks to redraw our mental maps of global politics and to explain the shifting and accelerating forces that are shaping those maps. The authors suggest that the state is losing capacity, legitimacy and authority to remain the primary actor in world affairs and is giving way to a more complex 'post-international universe' characterized by diverse and overlapping polities. This book makes an important contribution to the literatures on globalization and the future of...
More DescriptionThis book seeks to redraw our mental maps of global politics and to explain the shifting and accelerating forces that are shaping those maps. The authors suggest that the state is losing capacity, legitimacy and authority to remain the primary actor in world affairs and is giving way to a more complex 'post-international universe' characterized by diverse and overlapping polities. This book makes an important contribution to the literatures on globalization and the future of international relations theory.