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International relations : the global condition in the twenty-first century / Frederic S. Pearson, J. Martin Rochester.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : McGraw Hill, [1998]Copyright date: ©1998Edition: Fourth editionDescription: xxi, 711 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 007049083X
  • 9780070490833
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 327 21
LOC classification:
  • JX1391 .P4 1998
  • JZ1242 .P43 1988
Online resources:
Contents:
Part I. Introduction -- 1. The Study of International Relations, or Getting a Handle on the World -- 2. A Glimpse into the Past: The Historical Development of the International System -- 3. A Bird's-Eye View of the Present: The Contemporary International System -- Part II. National Actors and International Interactions -- 4. Describing Foreign Policy Behavior: What is it Nation-States Do? -- 5. Explaining Foreign Policy Behavior: Why Do Nation-States Do What they Do? -- 6. The Foreign Policy Process: A View from the Inside -- 7. Playing the Game of International Relations: Diplomacy before Force -- 8. Breakdown in the Game: The Resort to Armed Force -- Part III. International Institutions -- 9. International Law: Myth or Reality? -- 10. International Organizations: Links Between Governments and Between Peoples -- Part IV. The Global Condition: The Policies of Global Problem Solving -- 11. The Control of Violence: Arms Races and Arms Control in the Nuclear Age -- 12. The Control of Violence: Confronting Terrorism and Unorthodox Violence -- 13. The Promotion of Prosperity: Keeping the World Economy Running -- 14. Economic Development: Bridging the Rich-Poor Gap -- 15. The Management of Resources: Negotiating the World's Troubled Waters, Land, and Air -- Part V. Conclusion -- 16. Toward the Year 2001 and Beyond.
Summary: "This is a major revision of our successful introduction to International Relations. The authors seek to bridge the gap between academic theory and applied concepts by continuing to develop the book;s theme: that the complex relationships between the world;s state and non-state players must be understood before one can make intelligent judgments about international affairs. In this way, the book readily appeals to students in many related majors. In this edition, Pearson and Rochester infuse the entire book with a post-Cold War frame of reference. The growing diffusion of power, the growing fluidity of alignments all represent current key trends that are discussed in this edition."--Publisher description.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. Introduction -- 1. The Study of International Relations, or Getting a Handle on the World -- 2. A Glimpse into the Past: The Historical Development of the International System -- 3. A Bird's-Eye View of the Present: The Contemporary International System -- Part II. National Actors and International Interactions -- 4. Describing Foreign Policy Behavior: What is it Nation-States Do? -- 5. Explaining Foreign Policy Behavior: Why Do Nation-States Do What they Do? -- 6. The Foreign Policy Process: A View from the Inside -- 7. Playing the Game of International Relations: Diplomacy before Force -- 8. Breakdown in the Game: The Resort to Armed Force -- Part III. International Institutions -- 9. International Law: Myth or Reality? -- 10. International Organizations: Links Between Governments and Between Peoples -- Part IV. The Global Condition: The Policies of Global Problem Solving -- 11. The Control of Violence: Arms Races and Arms Control in the Nuclear Age -- 12. The Control of Violence: Confronting Terrorism and Unorthodox Violence -- 13. The Promotion of Prosperity: Keeping the World Economy Running -- 14. Economic Development: Bridging the Rich-Poor Gap -- 15. The Management of Resources: Negotiating the World's Troubled Waters, Land, and Air -- Part V. Conclusion -- 16. Toward the Year 2001 and Beyond.

"This is a major revision of our successful introduction to International Relations. The authors seek to bridge the gap between academic theory and applied concepts by continuing to develop the book;s theme: that the complex relationships between the world;s state and non-state players must be understood before one can make intelligent judgments about international affairs. In this way, the book readily appeals to students in many related majors. In this edition, Pearson and Rochester infuse the entire book with a post-Cold War frame of reference. The growing diffusion of power, the growing fluidity of alignments all represent current key trends that are discussed in this edition."--Publisher description.

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