Welcome Table of Contents Order a complimentary copy About the Authors: JOHN T. ROURKE MARK A. BOYER   Table of Contents As a ConnecText title, World Politics makes extensive use of the growing resources of the World Wide Web. ConnecText provides you with a well-developed Web site of resources to aid in student learning. Icons in the book direct students to the Web-based resources. There are also additional resources found only on this site including World Politics Weekly, a weekly update on current events that relate to World Politics with commentary from the author team. Note: If you are using the second edition of the text and wish to refer to the Web site, it has been moved to here. About the Third Edition: This brief edition of Rourke's highly successful International Politics on the World Stage remains a complete basic introduction to world politics.      With the third edition, your students gain a dynamic Web component that broadens the material in each chapter. Margin icons in the text will lead students to the activities here on the site. Learning is enhanced through the following Web resources: Interactive Exercises for each chapter including surveys which allow students to compare their opinions with others using World Politics. Other interactive exercises include Java based explorations of key topics in the book. Study Quizzes Each chapter has a study quiz that is automatically graded for the student. Interactive Glossary The glossary functions like a series of interactive "flash cards" to help students test their knowledge of important World Politics terminology. Real-World Links We have tied the material in World Politics to related Internet sites. This is an excellent research tool for writing term papers or for developing classroom projects. these links are page-referenced to discussions found in World Politics. Book Specific Web-Based Resources We have included a series of additional maps, boxed readings, and data sets that allow you to expand beyond the text. Return to the top of this page