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The World at 2000: Perils and Promises

The World at 2000: Perils and Promises

by Fred Halliday (Author)

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Synopsis

Beneath the millennial shine of political optimism and technological advance lurk a set of deep uncertainties: global inequality is growing; weapons of mass destruction are spreading; strident assertions of identity divide peoples and states; overall, there is a marked lack of effective co-ordination and reduced confidence in the power of people, ideas and democratic processes to achieve change. This important book by a leading observer of International Relations provides a critical but cautiously optimistic assessment of the state and prospects of the world at 2000.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 192
 Edition: 2000
 Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 18 Oct 2000
ISBN 10: 0333945352
ISBN 13: 9780333945353
Book Overview: 'A real winner by a first-rate scholar. Accessible and thoughtful, this stands out as the best among the many current texts on global prospects. It deserves to command intense interest from both scholars and students.' - Charles W. Kegley, Jr., Pearce Professor of International Relations, University of South Carolina and President, International Studies Association, 1993-1994 '[A] perceptive analysis of contemporary world politics.' - Tony McGrew, New Political Economy '...good overview for newcomers to key themes.' - A. Williams, London Guildhall University 'If you do not [already have this book] go out and get it...In 150 pages it gives a critical picture of the state of the world and a no less critical picture of the ways in which we try to understand and to deal with it.' - Robert Cooper, International Affairs '[A] broad and invaluable overview of some extremely controversial and potent issues...lively, thought-provoking and well-argued...striking in the range of its coverage...as well as the accessibility of its arguments.' - Amrita Narlikar, The Times Higher Education Supplement '...penetrating and incisive survey of the state of the world at the dawn of the new millennium...this little book packs a remarkable and urgently needed punch.' - Dr Peadar Kirby, Irish Times

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go out and get it...there is something to think about on almost every page. International Affairs
Author Bio
FRED HALLIDAY is Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics and author of many books including Rethinking International Relations and Revolution and World Politics. A leading authority on superpower relations, development issues, the Middle East and IR theory he is a prolific lecturer and broadcaster.