Description
Book SynopsisInternational Relations Theory offers a unique approach to help students think conceptually and critically about how our contemporary world of diverse state and non-state actors works, but also the implications of domestic and global changes. The seventh edition covers current IR theory images (realism, liberalism, economic-structuralism, and the English School), interpretive understandings (constructivist, feminist, postmodern, critical theory, and green theory), normative considerations, and intellectual foundations from the ancient world to the modern era.
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Thinking About IR Theory
Part I: The Intellectual Roots of International Relations Theory [formerly Part 3]
Chapter 2: The Ancients: Greeks, Chinese, and Indian Thought
Chapter 3: Greco-Roman Thought and the Middle Ages
Chapter 4: The Rise of the State and Modern Political Thought
Part II: Images of International Relations Theory
Chapter 5: Realism: The State and Balance of Power
Chapter 6: Liberalism: Interdependence and Global Governance
Chapter 7: Economic Structuralism: Global Capitalism and Postcolonialism
Chapter 8: The English School: International Society and Grotian Rationalism
Part III: Interpretive Understandings & Normative Considerations
Chapter 9: Constructivist Understandings
Chapter 10: Positivism, Critical Theory, and Postmodern Understandings
Chapter 11: Feminist Understandings in IR Theory
Chapter 12: Normative IR Theory: Ethics and Morality
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