International Relations, Brief Edition

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

• ISBN13: 9780321337986
• ISBN10: 0321337980
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-01-01
• Publisher: Longman

Summary

A field-defining text, this brief edition of Goldstein'sInternational Relationsbalances security and economic issues; includes coverage of alternative theoretical perspectives, the environment, and women; and integrates technology seamlessly with marginal icons linking to additional online content such as video clips, interactive simulations, and practice tests. Now with a four color design, this text is the most updated brief text available.

Table of Contents

Preface	x
To the Student	xvi
A Note on Nomenclature	xvi
www.IRtext.com	xvii
A Key to Icon Usage	xvii
Maps	xviii
Understanding International Relations	1	(44)
The Study of IR	1	(5)
IR and Daily Life	2	(1)
IR as a Field of Study	2	(1)
Theories and Methods	3	(3)
Actors and Influences	6	(15)
State Actors	6	(4)
Nonstate Actors	10	(2)
Levels of Analysis	12	(2)
Geography	14	(7)
History	21	(24)
World Civilizations to 2000	21	(4)
The Great-Power System, 1500--2000	25	(1)
Imperialism, 1500--2000	26	(2)
Nationalism, 1500--2000	28	(1)
The World Economy, 1750--2000	29	(3)
The Two World Wars, 1900--1950	32	(3)
The Cold War, 1945--1990	35	(3)
The Early Post-Cold War Era, 1900--2005	38	(7)
Power Politics	45	(32)
Realism	45	(2)
Power	47	(4)
Defining Power	47	(1)
Estimating Power	48	(1)
Elements of Power	49	(2)
Bargaining	51	(8)
Bargaining and Leverage	51	(1)
Strategies	52	(2)
Reciprocity, Deterrence, and Arms Races	54	(1)
Rationality	55	(1)
Game Theory	56	(3)
The International System	59	(8)
Anarchy and Sovereignty	59	(2)
Balance of Power	61	(1)
Great Powers and Middle Powers	62	(2)
Power Distribution	64	(1)
Hegemony	65	(2)
Alliances	67	(10)
Purposes of Alliances	67	(2)
NATO and the U.S.-Japanese Security Treaty	69	(2)
The Former Soviet Republics	71	(3)
Regional Alignments	74	(3)
Alternatives to Power Politics	77	(44)
Liberalism	77	(7)
Traditional Liberal Critiques	77	(1)
What Is Rationality?	78	(1)
Neoliberalism	79	(1)
Collective Goods	80	(1)
International Regimes	81	(1)
Hegemonic Stability	82	(1)
Collective Security	83	(1)
Foreign Policy and Decision Making	84	(8)
Models of Decision Making	85	(2)
Individual Decision Makers	87	(3)
Group Dynamics	90	(1)
Crisis Management	91	(1)
Substate Actors	92	(10)
Bureaucracies	92	(2)
Interest Groups	94	(1)
The Military-Industrial Complex	95	(1)
Public Opinion	96	(3)
Legislatures	99	(1)
Democracy and Foreign Policy	100	(2)
Feminism	102	(8)
Why Gender Matters	102	(1)
The Masculinity of Realism	103	(1)
Gender in War and Peace	104	(2)
Women in IR	106	(3)
Balancing the Feminist Arguments	109	(1)
Other Alternatives to Realism	110	(11)
Constructivism	110	(2)
Postmodernism	112	(1)
Postmodern Feminism	113	(1)
Peace Studies	114	(7)
Conflict and War	121	(53)
The Causes of War	121	(3)
Theories about War	122	(2)
Conflicts of Interest	124	(9)
Territorial Disputes	125	(5)
Control of Governments	130	(1)
Economic Conflict	131	(2)
Conflicts of Ideas	133	(9)
Ethnic Conflict	133	(5)
Religious Conflict	138	(3)
Ideological Conflict	141	(1)
Means of Leverage	142	(6)
Types of War	142	(3)
Terrorism	145	(3)
The Use of Military Force	148	(5)
Military Economics	149	(1)
The Choice of Capabilities	150	(3)
Control of Military Forces	153	(2)
Command	153	(1)
States and Militaries	153	(2)
Conventional Forces	155	(5)
Armies	155	(1)
Navies	156	(1)
Air Forces	156	(1)
Logistics and Intelligence	157	(2)
Evolving Technologies	159	(1)
Weapons of Mass Destruction	160	(14)
Nuclear Weapons	160	(1)
Ballistic Missiles and Other Delivery Systems	161	(4)
Chemical and Biological Weapons	165	(2)
Proliferation	167	(2)
Nuclear Strategy	169	(1)
Nuclear Arsenals and Arms Control	170	(4)
Trade and Money	174	(57)
From Security to Political Economy	174	(4)
Liberalism and Mercantilism	175	(2)
Globalization	177	(1)
Markets	178	(8)
Global Patterns of Trade	179	(1)
Comparative Advantage	179	(1)
Prices and Markets	180	(1)
Centrally Planned Economies	181	(1)
Politics of Markets	182	(2)
Balance of Trade	184	(1)
Interdependence	185	(1)
Trade Strategies	186	(8)
Autarky	186	(1)
Protectionism	187	(2)
Industries and Interest Groups	189	(3)
Cooperation in Trade	192	(2)
Trade Regimes	194	(8)
The World Trade Organization	194	(2)
Resistance to Trade	196	(2)
Bilateral and Regional Agreements	198	(2)
Cartels	200	(2)
The Currency System	202	(10)
International Currency Exchange	203	(4)
Why Currencies Rise or Fall	207	(1)
Central Banks	208	(2)
The World Bank and the IMF	210	(2)
State Financial Positions	212	(9)
National Accounts	212	(1)
International Debt	213	(1)
The U.S. Position	214	(2)
The Position of Russia and Eastern Europe	216	(1)
The Position of Asia	217	(4)
Multinational Business	221	(10)
Multinational Corporations	221	(1)
Foreign Direct Investment	222	(1)
Host and Home Government Relations	223	(3)
Business Environments	226	(5)
International Organization and Law	231	(53)
Supranationalism	231	(2)
Roles of International Organizations	232	(1)
The United Nations	233	(17)
The UN System	233	(6)
The Security Council	239	(3)
Peacekeeping Forces	242	(3)
The Secretariat	245	(2)
The General Assembly	247	(1)
UN Programs	248	(1)
Autonomous Agencies	249	(1)
The European Union	250	(13)
Integration Theory	250	(2)
The Vision of a United Europe	252	(1)
The Treaty of Rome	253	(1)
Structure of the European Union	254	(2)
The Single European Act	256	(1)
The Maastricht Treaty	257	(1)
Monetary Union	258	(2)
Expanding the European Union	260	(3)
International Law	263	(21)
Sources of International Law	263	(1)
Enforcement of International Law	264	(1)
The World Court	265	(1)
International Cases in National Courts	266	(3)
Laws of Diplomacy	269	(2)
War Crimes	271	(3)
Just War Doctrine	274	(1)
Human Rights	275	(2)
The Evolution of World Order	277	(7)
North-South Relations	284	(66)
Poverty	284	(2)
Theories of Accumulation	286	(3)
Economic Accumulation	286	(2)
Capitalism	288	(1)
Socialism	288	(1)
Imperialism	289	(7)
The Globalization of Class	290	(1)
The World-System	290	(2)
European Colonialism	292	(2)
Anti-Imperialism	294	(1)
Postcolonial Dependency	294	(2)
Population	296	(10)
The Demographic Transition	298	(2)
Populations Policies	300	(1)
Mortality and AIDS	301	(4)
Population and International Conflict	305	(1)
The State of the South	306	(9)
Basic Human Needs	306	(3)
World Hunger	309	(1)
Rural and Urban Populations	310	(1)
Women in Development	311	(1)
Migrations and Refugees	312	(3)
Revolution	315	(3)
Revolutionary Movements	315	(1)
Islamic Revolutions	316	(2)
Development Experiences	318	(12)
The Newly Industrializing Countries	319	(2)
The Chinese Experience	321	(3)
Other Experiments	324	(2)
Import Substitution and Export-Led Growth	326	(1)
Concentrating Capital for Manufacturing	326	(2)
Authoritarianism and Democracy	328	(1)
Corruption	329	(1)
North-South Business	330	(8)
Foreign Investment	330	(1)
Technology Transfer	331	(1)
North-South Debt	332	(3)
IMF Conditionality	335	(1)
The South in International Economic Regimes	336	(2)
Foreign Assistance	338	(12)
Patterns of Foreign Assistance	338	(3)
Forms of Development Assistance	341	(9)
Environment and Technology	350	(37)
Interdependence and the Environment	350	(3)
Sustainable Economic Development	352	(1)
Managing the Environment	353	(11)
The Atmosphere	353	(4)
Biodiversity	357	(1)
Forests and Oceans	358	(3)
Pollution	361	(3)
Natural Resources	364	(7)
World Energy	364	(4)
Minerals, Land, Water	368	(2)
International Security and the Environment	370	(1)
The Power of Information	371	(5)
Wiring the World	371	(2)
Information as a Tool of Governments	373	(2)
Information as a Tool Against Governments	375	(1)
International Culture	376	(5)
Telecommunications and Global Culture	377	(1)
Transnational Communities	378	(3)
Conclusion	381	(6)
Glossary	387	(17)
Credits	404	(1)
Index	405