Challenge and Change: Global Threats and the State in Twenty-first Century International Politics
Contents -- Notes on Contributors and Editors -- List of Figures and Tables -- Chapter 1: Introduction: A Century of Challenges -- The Structure of the Book -- Notes -- Part I: The Global Context -- Chapter 2: The End of the Western Age? The Twenty-First-Century Challenges for the West -- Introduction -- The Historical Context: Pre-World War II -- The Historical Context: 1945 to the Present -- The USA Becomes a Major Player in International Politics -- The West and the World in the Twenty-First Century -- The "Givens": Opportunities and Challenges in the World Today