Essentials of international relations

By: Mingst, Karen AMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: New York : W.W. Norton, c1999Description: xx, 297 p. : illustrations (some color), color mapsISBN: 0393972879 (pbk.); 9780393972870Subject(s): International relationsDDC classification: 327
Contents:
Approaches to international relations -- Historical context of contemporary international relations -- Contending perspectives, how to think about international relations theoretically -- International system -- The State -- The individual -- Intergovernmental organizational, nongovernmental organizations, and international law -- War and strife -- International political economy -- Globalizing issues -- Glossary.
Summary: This work is an introduction to the core concepts of international relations. The author presents the basic tools of analysis - the individual, the state and the international system - and shows how the primary schools of thought - liberalism, realism and Marxism - use these tools to evaluate interactions between nations, paying particular attention to security and economic issues. Theory is brought to life with examples and case studies.
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Approaches to international relations --
Historical context of contemporary international relations --
Contending perspectives, how to think about international relations theoretically --
International system --
The State --
The individual --
Intergovernmental organizational, nongovernmental organizations, and international law --
War and strife --
International political economy --
Globalizing issues --
Glossary.

This work is an introduction to the core concepts of international relations. The author presents the basic tools of analysis - the individual, the state and the international system - and shows how the primary schools of thought - liberalism, realism and Marxism - use these tools to evaluate interactions between nations, paying particular attention to security and economic issues. Theory is brought to life with examples and case studies.

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