An Introduction to International RelationsRichard Devetak, Anthony Burke, Jim George Cambridge University Press, 2011 M10 17 Invaluable to students and those approaching the subject for the first time, An Introduction to International Relations, Second Edition provides a comprehensive and stimulating introduction to international relations, its traditions and its changing nature in an era of globalisation. Thoroughly revised and updated, it features chapters written by a range of experts from around the world. It presents a global perspective on the theories, history, developments and debates that shape this dynamic discipline and contemporary world politics. Now in full-colour and accompanied by a password-protected companion website featuring additional chapters and case studies, this is the indispensable guide to the study of international relations. |
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... perspective on the theories , history , developments and debates that shape this dynamic discipline and contemporary world politics . Now in full colour and accompanied by a password - protected companion website featuring additional ...
... perspective on the theories , history , developments and debates that shape this dynamic discipline and contemporary world politics . Now in full colour and accompanied by a password - protected companion website featuring additional ...
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... perspectives that policymakers and those who influence them bring to bear. Practitioners like me who have seen over the years, situation by situation, the variable impact of quite different factors – sometimes of ideas, ideals and norms ...
... perspectives that policymakers and those who influence them bring to bear. Practitioners like me who have seen over the years, situation by situation, the variable impact of quite different factors – sometimes of ideas, ideals and norms ...
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... perspective 271 The great powers in the theory of international relations The great powers after the Cold War 273 276 Conclusion 278 Questions 279 Further reading 279 contents xiii 20 The Cold War Nick Bisley Introduction The beginnings of.
... perspective 271 The great powers in the theory of international relations The great powers after the Cold War 273 276 Conclusion 278 Questions 279 Further reading 279 contents xiii 20 The Cold War Nick Bisley Introduction The beginnings of.
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... Perspectives on the Millennium Development Goals and global poverty Conclusion Questions Further reading 28 Globalisation and Its Critics Steven Slaughter 368 369 370 370 372 373 373 376 379 381 384 384 385 386 Introduction 387 ...
... Perspectives on the Millennium Development Goals and global poverty Conclusion Questions Further reading 28 Globalisation and Its Critics Steven Slaughter 368 369 370 370 372 373 373 376 379 381 384 384 385 386 Introduction 387 ...
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... (US) and Joseph Stalin (USSR) at the Yalta Conference, February 1945 The Cold War: NATO and Warsaw Pact countries (1949–89) 278 283 285 25.1 The great trade collapses in historical perspective , 1965–2009 xix Tables, Figures and Boxes.
... (US) and Joseph Stalin (USSR) at the Yalta Conference, February 1945 The Cold War: NATO and Warsaw Pact countries (1949–89) 278 283 285 25.1 The great trade collapses in historical perspective , 1965–2009 xix Tables, Figures and Boxes.
Contents
The origins and changing agendas of a discipline | 1 |
1 Theories of International Relations | 21 |
2 Realism | 35 |
3 Liberalism | 48 |
4 Marxism and Critical Theory | 62 |
5 Feminism | 76 |
6 Postmodernism | 91 |
7 Constructivism | 103 |
20 The Cold War | 281 |
3 The New Agenda | 295 |
Multinational Corporations and International NonGovernmental Organisations | 310 |
23 Religion and Secularism | 322 |
24 Global Economic Institutions | 336 |
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27 Global Poverty Inequality and Development | 372 |
8 Theories of Global Justice | 119 |
2 The Traditional Agenda | 133 |
10 Nations and Nationalism | 148 |
11 Security | 160 |
12 Arms Control | 172 |
13 The Causes of War | 189 |
14 The Changing Character of Warfare | 199 |
15 The Ethics and Laws of War | 218 |
16 International Law | 231 |
17 International Society and European Expansion | 243 |
18 Diplomacy | 256 |
19 Great Powers | 268 |
28 Globalisation and Its Critics | 386 |
29 Global Terrorism | 398 |
30 PostConflict StateBuilding | 414 |
31 Humanitarian Intervention | 426 |
32 Human Rights | 440 |
33 Migration and Refugees | 450 |
34 Global Environmental Politics | 462 |
35 Climate Change | 475 |
Glossary of Terms | 487 |
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