The basics – international relations

Peter Sutch, Juanita Elias0415311845, 9780415311847, 9780203960936

International Relations is a concise and accessible introduction for students new to international relations and for the general reader. It offers the most up-to-date guide to the major issues and areas of debate and: * explains key issues including humanitarian intervention and economic justice * features illustrative and familiar case studies from around the world * examines topical debates on globalization and terrorism * provides an overview of the discipline to situate the new reader at the heart of the study of global politics Covering all the basics and more, this is the ideal book for anyone who wants to understand contemporary international relations.

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Table of contents :
BOOK COVER……Page 1
TITLE……Page 4
COPYRIGHT……Page 5
CONTENTS……Page 6
ILLUSTRATIONS……Page 8
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS……Page 10
1 THE NATURE OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS……Page 12
2 ANARCHY AND THE ORIGIN OF THE MODERN INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM: World politics 1648–1939……Page 32
3 REALISM: The basics……Page 52
4 LIBERALISM: The basics……Page 75
5 CHALLENGING ANARCHY: Building world politics……Page 93
6 CRITICIZING WORLD POLITICS……Page 119
7 RECONFIGURING WORLD POLITICS: Globalization……Page 143
8 FROM STABILITY TO JUSTICE?: Contemporary challenges in international relations……Page 169
GLOSSARY OF KEY TERMS……Page 190
REFERENCES……Page 203
INDEX……Page 218