The Shape of the Future: World Politics in a New Century [Paperback]

Now in its millennial edition, this popular text outlines an emerging international system that is both distinguishable from the past and stable enough to prevail into the new century. Sure to provoke classroom discussion, The Shape of the Future is an ideal supplementary text for a range of college courses on the contemporary world.This text traces the lineaments of an emergent international system that is both distinguishable from the past and stable enough to prevail into the next century.Chapter 1 The Shape of the Past: How We Got Here; Chapter 2 Facing the Future: The Political Dimension; Chapter 3 Facing the Future: The Economic Dimension; Chapter 4 Facing the Future: The Military Dimension; Chapter 5 Getting to the Future: The Politicoeconomic Process; Chapter 6 Getting to the Future: The Security Process; Chapter 7 Future Shapes?;USCopyright ? 1991, 1995, 1999 Taylor & Francis.