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International Relations Paperback – 6 January 2017
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International Relations emerged as a distinct academic discipline in the early twentieth century, but its philosophic foundations draw on centuries of thinking about human nature, power and authority, justice and injustice, and their implications for relations within and between political communities.
In this fully revised and updated third edition of her popular text, Stephanie Lawson retains a broad historical and contextual approach in introducing readers to the central themes and theoretical perspectives in IR while also addressing key issues and challenges in the contemporary period. These include the emergence of states and empires, theories ranging from classical realism and liberalism to postcolonial and ‘green’ theory, twentieth-century international history, security and insecurity, global governance and world order, international political economy, globalization, the future of the sovereign state and the prospects for a ‘post-international’ world.
Written in an accessible narrative style, this book is an ideal primer for students at undergraduate level and beyond, including those undertaking postgraduate study in IR with little or no previous academic training in the field.
- ISBN-101509508562
- ISBN-13978-1509508563
- Edition3rd
- PublisherPolity
- Publication date6 January 2017
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions15.24 x 2.54 x 22.86 cm
- Print length240 pages
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Rosemary Foot, University of Oxford, UK
"Students and instructors alike will be pleased to see a third edition of Stephanie Lawson's very successful text. The new edition builds on the strengths of the previous editions: clarity of exposition and an effective combination of the empirical and the normative, and of historical and contemporary materials."
John Ravenhill, Balsillie School of International Affairs, Canada
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Rosemary Foot, University of Oxford, UK
"Students and instructors alike will be pleased to see a third edition of Stephanie Lawson's very successful text. The new edition builds on the strengths of the previous editions: clarity of exposition and an effective combination of the empirical and the normative, and of historical and contemporary materials."
John Ravenhill, Balsillie School of International Affairs, Canada
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- Publisher : Polity
- Publication date : 6 January 2017
- Edition : 3rd
- Language : English
- Print length : 240 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1509508562
- ISBN-13 : 978-1509508563
- Item weight : 363 g
- Dimensions : 15.24 x 2.54 x 22.86 cm
- Part of series : Short Introductions
- Best Sellers Rank: 535,776 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- 394 in International Relations Textbooks
- 529 in International Diplomacy (Books)
- 619 in Political History Textbooks
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OSAReviewed in Japan on 19 March 2009
5.0 out of 5 stars 導入本
Verified Purchase大学院から初めて国際関係を学んでいる者としては内容的にはそれほど難しくなく勉強の
導入としてはとてもいい読み物であると思います。