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1 online resource (832 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; World Politics; Title Page; Copyright Page; Brief Contents; Table of Contents; List of boxes and case studies; List of tables; Guided tour; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Maps; Part One: International Relations and Globalisation; 1 International Relations and Globalisation in the Twenty-First Century; International Relations and globalisation; Why is globalisation important for understanding International Relations?; Technological, political, economic and cultural globalisation; Important post-Cold War changes affecting International Relations; Understanding globalisation |
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Conclusion2 International Order, International Society and Globalisation; Fundamental aspects of international relations following the Peace of Westphalia (1648); International order and international society after the Cold War; Globalisation, international order and international society; Conclusion; Part Two: The History of Globalisation and International Relations; 3 International Relations from the Early Nineteenth Century to the Second World War; European nationalism and imperialism; The First World War and International Relations |
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The League of Nations: an attempt to build an international organisation to maintain collective securityThe legacy of the League of Nations; Conclusion; 4 International Relations after the Second World War; International relations after the Second World War; The United Nations; The Cold War and nuclear weapons; The international relations of the developing countries; Conclusion; 5 After the Cold War: International Relations in a Globalised World; Introduction; International relations after the Cold War: the impact of globalisation; New World Order: more cooperation, less conflict? |
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Competing norms and values in international relations after the Cold WarTrends in post-Cold War international relations: security, economy, ideology and development; International relations in the twenty-first century; Conclusions; Part Three: International Relations Theories; 6 Realism and Neo-Realism; Context; The 'back-story' to Realism; Realism in International Relations; Key assumptions; Key concepts; Conclusions and criticisms; 7 Liberalism; Context; The 'back-story' to Liberalism; Liberalism in contemporary International Relations; Key assumptions; Key concepts |
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Conclusions and criticisms8 Marxism and Neo-Marxism; Context; The ideas of Marx; The ideas of Lenin; Dependency Theory; World Systems Theory; Key concepts; Conclusions and criticisms; 9 Critical Theory; Context; Contemporary Critical Theory and IR; Key concepts; Conclusions; 10 Alternative Approaches; Theoretical context; Postmodernism; Feminism; Green Theory; Conclusions; 11 Social Constructivism; Social Constructivism as a bridge between the traditional theories; Agency and culture in IR; A Social Constructivist reappraisal of IR's key concepts |
| Summary |
From the war on terror to the global financial crisis, traditional concepts of world politics are being challenged on a daily basis. In these uncertain times, the study of international relations and the forces that shape them have never been more important. Written specifically for students who are approaching this subject for the first time, World Politics is the most accessible, coherent and up-to-date account of the field available. It covers the historical backdrop to today''s political situations, the complex interactions of states and non-state actors, the role of political economy, hum |
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The empiricists strike back? Critiques of Social Constructivism |
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Print version record |
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International relations.
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World politics -- History -- 21st century
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international relations.
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International relations.
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World politics.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Hough, Peter
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Malik, Shahin
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Pettiford, Lloyd
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| ISBN |
9781317862970 |
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131786297X |
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