Contemporary International Relations
Frameworks for Understanding
5th Edition
Published on 23. December 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
582 pages
978-0-205-26521-3 (ISBN)
Description
Designed for courses in Introduction to International Relations, International Affairs, and International Politics taught in departments of political science or international relations/affairs. This text carefully leads the reader through the maze of international actors, interests, outlooks, and actions in a readily accessible fashion. The 6 organizing frameworks/parts of the book are: Participants, systems, perceptions, instruments, issues, and future. The text is up-to-date, reflecting the continuing evolution of the post-Cold War world.
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Edition
5th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 233 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
819 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-205-26521-3 (9780205265213)
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Content
Contemporary International Relations. THE PARTICIPANTS' FRAMEWORK: ACTORS AND INTERESTS IN INTERNATIONAL POLITICS. The State, Nationalism, and the National Interest. International Governmental Organizations: The United Nations and Other State-Created Organizations. Multinational Corporations. Nongovernmental Organizations, Individuals, and Other International Actors. THE SYSTEMIC FRAMEWORK: THE ACTORS IN THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM. Foreign Policy Decision-Making. The Rise and Fall of the East-West Conflict. The North-South Conflict: Can It Be Resolved? THE PERCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK: VARYING VIEWS OF THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY. Perceptions and Policy in International Affairs. The United States' Outlook. Russia and the Other Former Soviet Republics. Europe, Japan, Canada, and Israel. The Chinese Outlook. Outlooks from the Developing World. THE INSTRUMENTAL FRAMEWORK: THE TOOLS OF POWER IN INTERNATIONAL POLITICS. Power. Views of Power. Economic Parameters of Power. Military Parameters of Power. Other Parameters of Power: International Law, Diplomacy, and Sociopolitical Elements of Power. International Political Economy. War, Peace, and Violence. Emerging Global Issues: The Environment, Drugs, Health, and Women's Rights. Conflicts of Values. THE FUTURISTIC FRAMEWORK: WHERE IS THE WORLD HEADING? Toward 2000 and Beyond.