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International Relations Theory offers a unique approach to help
students think conceptually and critically about how our
contemporary world of diverse state and non-state actors works, but
also the implications of domestic and global changes. The seventh
edition covers current IR theory images (realism, liberalism,
economic-structuralism, and the English School), interpretive
understandings (constructivist, feminist, postmodern, critical
theory, and green theory), normative considerations, and
intellectual foundations from the ancient world to the modern era.
International Relations Theory offers a unique approach to help
students think conceptually and critically about how our
contemporary world of diverse state and non-state actors works, but
also the implications of domestic and global changes. The seventh
edition covers current IR theory images (realism, liberalism,
economic-structuralism, and the English School), interpretive
understandings (constructivist, feminist, postmodern, critical
theory, and green theory), normative considerations, and
intellectual foundations from the ancient world to the modern era.
The Global Philosophers examines the intellectual roots of much of
the contemporary literature on international relations and
discusses the historical context in which famous historical
political theorists wrote. Authors Mark V. Kauppi and Paul R.
Viotti focus on the classic Western political philosophers,
surveying the work of theorists such as Thucydides, Machiavelli,
Hobbes, Rousseau, Kant, and their intellectual influences. Because
it features both a broad overview of the basic questions addressed
by international relations and more detailed accounts of how
various philosophers addressed these questions, this work is an
ideal introduction to the field. An admirable analysis of how
writers are influenced by their contemporaneous historical
circumstances, The Global Philosophers is essential reading for
anyone who wishes to truly understand and appreciate the
intellectual predecessors to the modern theories of international
relations.
An essential guide offers a comprehensive collection of edited and
annotated arms-control documents, dating from the late-19th century
to the present day. Sometimes successful and sometimes not,
arms-control agreements are strenuously negotiated by the parties
involved, yet they quickly become obsolete as technology advances
and new weapons come on the scene. Thus, such agreements are best
understood strategically, not as ends in themselves, but rather as
one essential avenue of securing national and global security—an
important means of allowing countries around the world to work out
their differences at the negotiating table instead of on the
battlefield. Arms Control and Global Security: A Document Guide
offers an unprecedented and comprehensive collection of
arms-control documents dating from the late-19th century to the
present. The book includes documents addressing the control of
weapons of mass destruction, the banning of biological and chemical
weapons, the weaponization of space, regional arms control, and
bilateral agreements, as well as the limitations of conventional
weaponry. The documents are edited and annotated for
nonspecialists, and charts, tables, and sidebars provide additional
information throughout.
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