International Relations

by Pevehouse, Jon C. W.; Goldstein, Joshua S.

• ISBN13: 9780134404769
• ISBN10: 0134404769
• Edition: 11th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2016-01-03
• Publisher: Pearson Higher Education

Summary

For courses in International Relations.

 

Building a Foundation for International Relations

International Relations enables readers to form a framework for analyzing the complex and constantly changing information that comprises our increasingly interconnected world. Opening readers’ eyes to the positive and negative events that occur across the globe every day, authors Jon Pevehouse and Joshua Goldstein offer a strong foundation in current global affairs, with insight into topics like foreign assistance in the developing world, the changing nature of war, and global poverty levels.

 

The Eleventh Edition explores themes of international relationships from economic, social, and political standpoints. Through human scale stories that touch on broader themes such as war and peace, humans and their environment, poverty and development, and more, the book provides readers with relatable material to understand international relations.    

 

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Author Biography

Jon C.W. Pevehouse is Professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is an award-winning teacher and scholar. His research interests focus on international political economy, foreign policy, and international organizations. He is currently the editor of the leading professional journal in the field, International Organization. He received his BA from the University of Kansas and his PhD from Ohio State University.

 

Joshua S. Goldstein is Professor Emeritus of International Relations, American University (Washington, DC) and Research Scholar, University of Massachusetts-Amherst. He is an award-winning scholar who has written and spoken widely on war and society, including war's effects on gender, economics, and psychological trauma). His book War and Gender won the International Studies Association's "Book of the Decade" award.

 

Table of Contents

1.  The Globalization of International Relations
2. Realist Theories
3. Liberal and Social Theories
4. Foreign Policy
5. International Conflict
6. Military Force and Terrorism
7. International Organization, Law, and Human Rights
8. International Trade
9. Global Finance and Business
10. International Integration
11. Environment and Population
12. The North-South Gap
13. International Development
14. Postscript