Beschreibung:
Presenting complex ideas, concepts and arguments in a straightforward and conversational way, this textbook explains international relations from a diplomatic perspective, emphasizing co-existence in the absence of agreement, and developing students' ability to make sense of the current conditions of international uncertainty.
1 Introduction--Why Study International Relations and Other Basic Questions 2 International Theory, Realism and Power Politics 3 Liberalism and Building World Orders 4 Constructivism, the English School, Feminism and Other Post-positivist Theories of International Relations 5 Foreign Policy 6 International Conflict and Competition 7 Military Power and War 8 International Law, International Organization, and Human Rights 9 International Trade and International Production 10 International and Global Finance 11 International and Regional Integration and Disintegration 12 Natural Resources, Population, and the Environment 13 North-South Gaps and Old-New Gaps 14 Economic, Human, and Political Development 15 Conclusions