Perspectives on international relations
Subtitle: power, institutions, and ideas
By: Henry R. Nau, George Washington University
Edition: Fourth edition.
Publisher: CQ Press
Published: 2015
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781452241487; 9781483312033
Subjects: Internationale Politik; World politics; International relations
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Why we disagree about international relations. How to think about international relations : perspectives and levels of analysis; title: Part I: Historical patterns. World War I : world on fire ; World War II : Why did war happen again? ; The origins and end of the Cold War; title: Part II: The contemporary international system. Realist perspectives on today's world : dominance, balance of power, and state institutions ; Liberal perspectives on today's world : collective security, international negotiations, institutions, and law ; Identity perspectives on today's world : democracy, religion, ethnicity, and human rights; title: Part III: Globalization and change. Realist and liberal perspectives on globalization : trade, investment, and finance ; Identity perspectives on globalization : development and environment ; Critical theory perspectives on globalization : inequality, imperialism, and injustice; title: Conclusion. Applying perspectives and levels of analysis : the case of the democratic peace; title: Glossary of key concepts.