How the World Works
A Brief Survey of International Relations: International Edition
Published on 2. December 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
368 pages
978-0-321-69724-0 (ISBN)
Description
How the World Works builds on students' instincts about current world events and develops them into a more systematic and enduring understanding. Introducing each of the field's major theories, this brief text demonstrates how different conceptual tools are used to interpret patterns in international relations. How the World Works not only grounds students in the essentials of international relations but also helps students use them to see past the headlines.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 189 mm
Width: 231 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
546 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-321-69724-0 (9780321697240)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
New editions
Book
03/2011
2nd Edition
Pearson
€97.98
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Person
Russell Bova is Professor of Political Science and International Studies at Dickinson College.
Content
Chapter 1. How to Think About World Politics: Realism and Its Critics
Chapter 2. Historical Perspectives: Continuity and Change in World Politics
Chapter 3. Levels of Analysis: The Making of Foreign Policy
Chapter 4. War and Violence in World Politics: The Realist's World
Chapter 5. International Law and Organization: The Promise of Liberal Institutionalism
Chapter 6. The Human Rights Revolution: The Construction of International Norms
Chapter 7. Economic Globalization: The Consequences of Liberal Commercialism
Chapter 8. Transnational Actors and Issues: The State System under Stress
Chapter 9. Global Futures
Chapter 2. Historical Perspectives: Continuity and Change in World Politics
Chapter 3. Levels of Analysis: The Making of Foreign Policy
Chapter 4. War and Violence in World Politics: The Realist's World
Chapter 5. International Law and Organization: The Promise of Liberal Institutionalism
Chapter 6. The Human Rights Revolution: The Construction of International Norms
Chapter 7. Economic Globalization: The Consequences of Liberal Commercialism
Chapter 8. Transnational Actors and Issues: The State System under Stress
Chapter 9. Global Futures