International Relations and World Politics: Security, Economy, Identity (3rd Edition)
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| Rating | : | 4.73 (628 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0131844156 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 480 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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Doty, Arizona State University. "Viotti and Kauppi have produced a very readable, comprehensive, and well-balanced text. The writing is current, clear, focused and well-organized. The treatment of the theoretical aspects and applications of the theory show that a great deal of care was taken to ensure that the students reinforce the concepts they are reading about with real life examples."—Larry Marinez, California State University, Long Beach"Excellent chapter on terrorism and transnational crime, a very timely topic that is not included in many world politics texts."—Roxanne L
One Star Zzz Another biased book, with known views. Great Intro to IR Unbiased evaluation of international relations focusing on key issues of security, economics, and identity. Other themes include globalization and resource managment. Each segment includes web links to locations which further your study. Each chapter includes historical perspective as well as theroetical underpinnings. The end of the book has a handy glossary from which to quickly recall previously discussed definitions. Whether you are a realist, internationalist, structuralist or feminist, or a little of each. "good" according to simf. I got this package way before I expected to, I was given a tracking number which really helped. The book was in better condition than I expected it to be, given the price. So all in all I was quite happy with my purchase.
Providing a strong conceptual, historical, and theoretical foundation, it identifies key perspectives and the actors in world politics, explains the concepts, tracks the trends (global interdependence and crises of authority), and examines current and future global concerns. For political science and international relations professionals and others interested in the global agenda.. KEY TOPICS: The volume provides an introduction to trends, perspectives and concepts, and examines security and statecraft, international security, civil society and the global economy, religion, nationalism and conflicting identities and civil society. This comprehensive introduction to international relations focuses on what has changed and what has remained the same since the end of the cold war