This bestselling introductory textbook provides a truly comprehensive and approachable guide to international affairs. Bringing together decades of combined experience in researching and teaching global politics from three acclaimed scholars, this book introduces you to the key concepts in international relations while equipping you with the tools to successfully analyse the rapidly changing world in which we live. Carefully and pedagogically structured, the book is driven by nuanced enduring questions to support active engagement with the subject matter. It covers everything from war and its causes to the pursuit of peace, the role of non-state actors on the world stage and transnational concerns such as climate change. Thought-provoking boxed features throughout highlight disparities between theory and practice, provide overviews of key research and make use of the influential levels-of-analysis framework. This third edition is completely updated throughout, including extensive coverage of the latest advances in international relations scholarship and supported by a wealth of contemporary case examples. The text is supported by a rich companion website with study guides, instructor resources and interactive exercises to allow you to consider complicated political decisions for yourself. Introduction to International Relations is the ultimate companion for undergraduate students of politics and international relations in need of an exciting and rigorous introduction to the subject.
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One of those positively influenced by Douhet's views was Billy Mitchell, widely considered to be the father of the US Air Force. Mitchell similarly advocated a policy of strategic bombing with a heavy emphasis on civilian population ...
London: Simon and Schuster. Huntington, S. (2007). 'Interview', New Perspectives Quarterly, 24/1: 5–8. Hurd, I. (2008). 'Constructivism', in C. Reus-Smit and D. Snidal (eds), The Oxford Handbook of International Relations.
The book focuses on the main theoretical traditions - Realism, Liberalism, International Society, and theories of international political economy. The third edition includes two new chapters on Social Constructivism and foreign policy.
This textbook is designed specifically for students studying introductory International Relations (IR) courses. Like any good textbook, ... Once again we have revised and updated chapters from the previous edition, but we have also ...
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Introduction to International Relations
A classic textbook on international relations updated to take account of recent research and the consequences of the end of the cold war.
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