5th Edition

International Studies An Interdisciplinary Approach to Global Issues

336 Pages 61 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

336 Pages 61 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

336 Pages 61 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book provides a much-needed classroom text in international studies that is genuinely interdisciplinary in its approach. International Studies focuses specifically on five core disciplines; history, geography, anthropology, political science and economics, and describes them in relation to one another, as well as their individual and collective contributions to the study of global... Read more

Introduction

Part One: The Disciplines of International Studies

Chapter 1 – The Past in the Present: Historical Interpretation in International Studies

Chapter 2 – Peoples, Places, and Patterns: Geography in International Studies

Chapter 3 – Anthropology and Intercultural Relations

Chapter 4 – Economics and International Development

Chapter 5 – Political Science and International Studies

Part Two: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Regional and International Topics

Chapter 6 – North America and International Studies

Chapter 7 – Europe and the Modern World

Chapter 8 – East Asia, the Pacific, and International Studies: Demography and Development

Chapter 9 – South and Central Asia and International Studies: Environment and Population

Chapter 10 – Sub-Saharan Africa

Chapter 11 – The Middle East and North Africa

Chapter 12 – Latin America and International Studies

Chapter 13 – Global Issue: Global Climate Change

Chapter 14 – International Terrorism

Chapter 15 – Media, Sovereignty and Cybersecurity

Chapter 16 – Global Issue: Sustainable Development

Chapter 17 – The Global Refugee Crisis

Conclusion

Biography

Stanley Toops is an associate professor of geography and international Studies at Miami University, Ohio, USA.

Mark Allen Peterson is a professor of Anthropology and International Studies at Miami University, Ohio.

Walt Vanderbush is interim chair and associate professor of Global and Intercultural Studies at Miami University, Ohio, where he previously served as the Director of Latin American Studies.

Naaborle Sackeyfio is assistant professor of Global and Intercultural Studies at Miami University, Ohio.

Sheldon Anderson is Professor of History at Miami University, Ohio.

"International Studies is an outstanding introductory text for courses that aim to teach an interdisciplinary approach to global affairs. Students not only get a sense of how historians, political scientists, anthropologists, geographers, and economists see the world, but also come to understand how each discipline helps its practitioners address pressing global challenges."

James Stocker, Trinity Washington University, USA.

"International Studies provides a fascinating mix of multiple disciplinary approaches to International Studies, comprehensive regional coverage, and an eclectic mix of contemporary thematic topics including climate change, refugees, sustainable development, and terrorism. It absolutely delivers on the promise of a single volume introduction to International Studies."

Scott Pegg, Department of Political Science, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, USA.