International Relations (with MyPoliSciLab)

Name: International Relations (with MyPoliSciLab)
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ISBN: 9780321424839

ISBN-10: 0321424832

ISBN-13: 9780321424839

Edition: 7th 2006

Authors: Joshua S. Goldstein, Jon C. Pevehouse

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Top-selling text in its field,InternationalRelations, provides unparalleled coverage of international political economy, traditional and alternative theoretical perspectives, technology, and contemporary global events. Completely updated. Expanded and updated coverage of the ongoing war in Iraq, nuclear proliferation in North Korea and Iran; the new Palestinian leadership; Islamic radicalism; global anti-Americanism; the expanded EU and NATO; and world trade talks.nbsp; Expanded discussion of constructivism. Newldquo;Policy Perspectivesrdquo;nbsp; is a one-page feature puts students in the shoes of top policy makers for example, Russian President Putin -- making foreign-policy choices in…

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List price: $97.00
Edition: 7th
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Longman Publishing
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 624
Size: 8.00" wide x 9.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 2.442
Language: English

Joshua S. Goldstein, is an associate of the Watson Institute for International Studies at Brown University and a leading expert on war. His books include International Relations and War and Gender: How Gender Shapes the War System and Vice Versa. He lives in Amherst, MA.



Preface


To the Student


A Note on Nomenclature


A Key to Icon Usage


Maps



Understanding International Relations


The Study of IR


IR and Daily Life


IR as a Field of Study


Theories and Methods


Actors and Influences


State Actors


Nonstate Actors


The Information Revolution


Levels of Analysis


Geography


History


World Civilizations to 2000


The Great-Power System, 1500-2000


Imperialism, 1500-2000


Nationalism, 1500-2000


The World Economy, 1750-2000


The Two World Wars, 1900-1950


The Cold War, 1945-1990


The Early Post-Cold War Era, 1990?


Thinking Theoretically:What Use Are Theories?


Policy Perspectives:Overview


Let's Debate the Issue:Globalization: Vanishing State Sovereignty?



International Security



Power Politics


Realism


Power


Defining Power


Estimating Power


Elements of Power


Bargaining


Bargaining and Leverage


Strategies


Reciprocity, Deterrence, and Arms Races


Rationality


Game Theory


The International System


Anarchy and Sovereignty


Balance of Power


Great Powers and Middle Powers