Fully updated and revised, the second edition of International
Relations: A Concise Introduction offers a clear and succinct
overview of the forces that govern our world. Outlining key
theories, traditional approaches, and controversies old and new,
Michael Nicholson also importantly addresses the relationship and
incongruities between abstract theories of International Relations
and contemporary realities of the international system in an
increasingly globalized post-Cold War world.
As international players-from vast and immensely diverse
conglomerate corporations to the UN, and a host of other non-state
actors-increasingly influence the world agenda, the question begs
itself whether states and their interactions should still comprise
the exclusive, or even primary, focus of any study of international
relations. Accordingly, Nicholson provides an overview of such
pressing concerns as global warming, the growing disparities
between rich and poor, the resurgence of ethnic and nationalist
conflict, and the health of the environment, and how these affect
international relations. He further examines the moral problems
inherent in any discussion of international relations, including
questions of international law, terrorism and freedom fighters, and
human rights. Crucial to any introduction to the field, the book
serves up a brief history of the last century, focusing on the
legacies of imperialism and the accelerating pace of
globalization.
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