Review of 1st edition: '...a good foundation for students wishing to embark on courses in international relations'. - Rorden Wilkinson, Political Studies

This concise introductory text has been written for students beginning International Relations or requiring a brief but comprehensive overview. It outlines key theories, approaches and controversies and shows how they relate to the realities of the international system including such contemporary challenges like environmental degradation as well as the more traditional concerns of violence and war, poverty and inequality. The second edition has been revised and updated throughout with new chapters added on globalization and on post-positivist theory.
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This concise introductory text has been written for students beginning International Relations or requiring a brief but comprehensive overview.
Introduction: Aspects of Anarchy.- States, Nations and Governments.- Beyond the State: Non-State Actors in the Modern World.- A Brief History of the Twentieth Century.- Imperialism, Post Imperialism and Neo-Imperialism.- Theories of International Relations.- Post Positivist Theories and Change.- Security, Violence and the Military.- The Global Political Economy.- Globalization.- The Global Environment.- Moral Issues in International Relations.- Conclusion.
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Review of 1st edition:'...a good foundation for students wishing to embark on courses in international relations'. - Rorden Wilkinson, Political Studies
Review of 1st edition: '...a good foundation for students wishing to embark on courses in international relations'. - Rorden Wilkinson, Political Studies
A critical introduction to International Relations written in a clear and accessible style Written by a leading academic and researcher in the field Genuinely international in scope providing broadranging coverage of the subject in a very concise form
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780333948729
Publisert
2002-05-20
Utgave
2. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Palgrave Macmillan
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
138 mm
Aldersnivå
Lower undergraduate, UU, UP, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
256

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Om bidragsyterne

MICHAEL NICHOLSON was sometime Professor of International Relations, University of Sussex.