International relations /
Joshua S. Goldstein, Jon C. Pevehouse.
- 2006-2007 ed.
- New York : Pearson Longman, c2007.
- xxv, 597 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
www.internationalrelations.net -- A Key to Icon Usage -- Understanding International Relations -- The Study of IR -- IR and Daily Life -- IR as a Field of Study -- Theories and Methods -- Actors and Influences -- State Actors -- Nonstate Actors -- Levels of Analysis -- Geography -- History -- World Civilizations to 2000 -- The Great-Power System, 1500-2000 -- Imperialism, 1500-2000 -- Nationalism, 1500-2000 -- The World Economy, 1750-2000 -- The Two World Wars, 1900-1950 -- The Cold War, 1945-1990 -- The Early Post-Cold War Era, 1990-2005 -- Thinking Theoretically: What Use Are Theories? -- Policy Perspectives: Overview -- Let's Debate the Issue: Globalization: Vanishing State Sovereignty? -- International Security -- Power Politics -- Realism -- Power -- Defining Power -- Estimating Power -- Elements of Power -- Bargaining -- Bargaining and Leverage -- Strategies -- Reciprocity, Deterrence, and Arms Races -- Rationality -- Game Theory -- The International System -- Anarchy and Sovereignty -- Balance of Power -- Great Powers and Middle Powers -- Power Distribution -- Hegemony -- Alliances -- Purposes of Alliances -- NATO and the U.S.-Japanese Security Treaty -- The Former Soviet Republics -- Regional Alignments -- Thinking Theoretically: Costs and Benefits of Combating Terrorism -- Policy Perspectives: President of Russia, Vladimir Putin -- Let's Debate the Issue: The Bush Doctrine: Will It Eliminate or Increase Terrorism? -- Alternatives to Power Politics -- Liberalism -- Traditional Liberal Critiques -- What Is Rationality? -- Neoliberalism -- Collective Goods -- International Regimes -- Hegemonic Stability -- Collective Security -- Feminism -- Why Gender Matters -- The Masculinity of Realism -- Gender in War and Peace -- Women in IR -- Balancing the Feminist Arguments -- Constructivism -- Postmodernism -- Deconstructing Realism -- Postmodern Feminism -- Peace Studies -- Conflict Resolution -- War and Militarism -- Positive Peace -- Peace Movements -- Nonviolence -- Thinking Theoretically: Manhood and the Decision for War -- Policy Perspectives: President of the United States, George Bush -- Let's Debate the Issue: The Arab-Israeli Conflict: What Are the New Obstacles to Peace? -- Foreign Policy -- Making Foreign Policy -- Decision Making -- Models of Decision Making -- Individual Decision Makers -- Group Dynamics -- Crisis Management -- Substate Actors -- Bureaucracies -- Interest Groups -- The Military-Industrial Complex -- Public Opinion -- Legislatures -- Democracy and Foreign Policy -- Thinking Theoretically: Policy Continuity in the Balkans -- Policy Perspectives: President of the Philippines, Gloria Arroyo -- Let's Debate the Issue: The War on Terrorism: Should Public Opinion Influence Foreign Policy in Democracies? -- International Conflict -- The Causes of War -- Theories about War -- Conflicts of Interest -- Territorial Disputes -- Control of Governments -- Economic Conflict -- Conflicts of Ideas -- Ethnic Conflict -- Religious Conflict -- Ideological Conflict -- Means of Leverage -- Types of War -- Terrorism -- Thinking Theoretically: Explaining Genocide -- Policy Perspectives: President of Sri Lanka, Chandrika Kumaratunga -- Let's Debate the Issue: The West versus Islamism: The New Cold War? -- Careers in International Relations: Jobs in Nongovernmental Organizations -- Military Force -- The Use of Force -- Configuring Forces -- Military Economics -- The Choice of Capabilities -- Control of Military Forces -- Command -- States and Militaries -- Conventional Forces -- Types of Forces -- Evolving Technologies -- Weapons of Mass Destruction -- Nuclear Weapons -- Ballistic Missiles and Other Delivery Systems -- Chemical and Biological Weapons -- Proliferation -- Nuclear Strategy -- Nuclear Arsenals and Arms Control -- Thinking Theoretically: The Superpower Arms Race -- Policy Perspectives: Prime Minister of Israel, Ariel Sharon -- Let's Debate the Issue: North Korea's Weapons of Mass Destruction: A Threat to World Order? -- International Organization and Law -- World Order -- The Evolution of World Order -- International Norms and Morality -- Roles of International Organizations -- The United Nations -- The UN System -- The Security Council -- Peacekeeping Forces -- The Secretariat -- The General Assembly -- UN Programs -- Autonomous Agencies -- International Law -- Sources of International Law -- Enforcement of International Law -- The World Court -- International Cases in National Courts -- Law and Sovereignty -- Laws of Diplomacy -- War Crimes -- Just War Doctrine -- Human Rights -- Thinking Theoretically: Paying for a UN War Crimes Tribunal -- Policy Perspectives: President of Senegal, Abdoulaye Wade -- Let's Debate the Issue: The United Nations-United States Relationship: A Marriage of Convenience? -- Careers in International Relations: Jobs in Government and Diplomacy -- International Political Economy -- Trade -- From Security to Political Economy -- Liberalism and Mercantilism -- Globalization -- Markets -- Global Patterns of Trade -- Comparative Advantage -- Prices and Markets -- Centrally Planned Economies -- Politics of Markets -- Balance of Trade -- Interdependence -- Trade Strategies -- Autarky -- Protectionism -- Industries and Interest Groups -- Cooperation in Trade -- Trade Regimes -- The World Trade Organization -- Resistance to Trade -- Bilateral and Regional Agreements -- Cartels -- Thinking Theoretically: Trade Negotiations as "Chicken" -- Policy Perspectives: President of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva -- Let's Debate the Issue: America's Commitment to Free Trade: A Hollow Promise? -- Careers in International Relations: Jobs in International Business -- Money and Business -- About Money -- The Currency System -- International Currency Exchange -- Why Currencies Rise or Fall -- Central Banks -- The World Bank and the IMF -- State Financial Positions -- National Accounts -- International Debt -- The Position of the United States -- The Position of Russia and Eastern Europe -- The Position of Asia -- Multinational Business -- Multinational Corporations -- Foreign Direct Investment -- Host and Home Government Relations -- Business Environments -- Thinking Theoretically: Stability of Exchange Rates -- Policy Perspectives: President of China, Hu Jintao -- Let's Debate the Issue: Multinational Corporations: Engines of Modernization or Agents of Imperialism? -- Integration -- Supranationalism -- Integration Theory -- The European Union -- The Vision of a United Europe -- The Treaty of Rome -- Structure of the European Union -- The Single European Act -- The Maastricht Treaty -- Monetary Union -- Expanding the European Union -- The Power of Information -- Wiring the World -- Information as a Tool of Governments -- Information as a Tool Against Governments -- International Culture -- Telecommunications and Global Culture -- Transnational Communities -- Thinking Theoretically: More Members in the EU Club -- Policy Perspectives: President of France, Jacques Chirac -- Let's Debate the Issue: European Union-United States Relations: Will Divergent Interests Replace Old Ties? -- Environment and Population -- Interdependence and the Environment -- Sustainable Economic Development -- Rethinking Interdependence -- Managing the Environment -- The Atmosphere -- Biodiversity -- Forests and Oceans -- Pollution -- Natural Resources -- World Energy -- Minerals, Land, Water -- International Security and the Environment -- Population -- World Population Trends -- The Demographic Transition -- Chapter 1. Part 1. Chapter 2. Chapter 3. Chapter 4. Chapter 5. Chapter 6. Chapter 7. Part 2. Chapter 8. Chapter 9. Chapter 10. Chapter 11. Population Policies -- Mortality and AIDS -- Population and International Conflict -- Thinking Theoretically: Fighting over Fish -- Policy Perspectives: President of Ireland, Mary McAleese -- Let's Debate the Issue: Overpopulation in the South: The Underestimated Priority? -- The North-South Gap -- Poverty -- Theories of Accumulation -- Economic Accumulation -- Capitalism -- Socialism -- Economic Classes -- Imperialism -- The Globalization of Class -- The World-System -- European Colonialism -- Anti-Imperialism -- Postcolonial Dependency -- The State of the South -- Basic Human Needs -- World Hunger -- Rural and Urban Populations -- Women in Development -- Migration and Refugees -- Revolution -- Revolutionary Movements -- Islamic Revolutions -- Postrevolutionary Governments -- Thinking Theoretically: Lingering Effects of Imperialism -- Policy Perspectives: President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki -- Let's Debate the Issue: Poverty and Inequality in the South: Should the Developed North Increase Aid to the Developing South? -- International Development -- What Is Development? -- Experiences -- The Newly Industrializing Countries -- The Chinese Experience -- Other Experiments -- Import Substitution and Export-Led Growth -- Concentrating Capital for Manufacturing -- Authoritarianism and Democracy -- Corruption -- North-South Business -- Foreign Investment -- Technology Transfer -- North-South Debt -- IMF Conditionality -- The South in International Economic Regimes -- Foreign Assistance -- Patterns of Foreign Assistance -- The Disaster Relief Model -- The Missionary Model -- The Oxfam Model -- Thinking Theoretically: Why Is China So Successful? -- Policy Perspectives: President of Egypt, Hosni Mubarak -- Let's Debate the Issue: Capitalism and Democracy in the Developing World: Do They Facilitate or Undermine Development? -- Postscript. Chapter 12. Chapter 13. Chapter 14.
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