International Relations, Brief Edition

by Goldstein, Joshua S.

• ISBN13: 9780321129062
• ISBN10: 0321129067
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-01-01
• Publisher: Longman

Summary

This brief edition of Goldstein's best-selling International Relations covers the subject comprehensively but more compactly than the long book, giving professors more latitude to use supplementary readings or focus on special topics and interests. Goldstein's Brief Edition offers all the strengths that made the comprehensive text a best-seller: a lively writing style; an abundance of illustrative real-world examples; and superior coverage of theory and international political economy. Completely updated, the Second Edition will continue to be a favorite of both instructors and students.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
To the Student	xv
A Note on Nomenclature	xv
www.IRtext.com	xvi
Maps	(following p
CHAPTER 1 Understanding International Relations	1	(1)
The Study of IR	1	(9)
IR and Daily Life	1	(1)
IR as a Field of Study	2	(2)
Theories and Methods	4	(2)
Actors and Influences	6	(1)
State Actors	7	(3)
Nonstate Actors	10	(16)
The Information Revolution	11	(1)
Levels of Analysis	12	(2)
Geography	14	(4)
History	18	(1)
World Civilizations to 2000	18	(2)
The Great-Power System, 1500-2000	20	(3)
Imperialism, 1500-2000	23	(2)
Nationalism, 1500-2000	25	(7)
The World Economy, 1750-2000	26	(41)
The Two World Wars, 1900-1950	29	(3)
The Cold War, 1945-1990	32	(14)
The Early Post-Cold War Era, 1900-	35	(9)
CHAPTER 2 Power Politics	44	(1)
Realism	44	(2)
Power	46	(5)
Defining Power	46	(1)
Estimating Power	47	(1)
Elements of Power	48	(2)
Bargaining	50	(1)
Bargaining and Leverage	50	(1)
Strategies	51	(9)
Reciprocity, Deterrence, and Arms Races	53	(1)
Rationality	54	(2)
Game Theory	56	(2)
The International System	58	(1)
Anarchy and Sovereignty	58	(2)
Balance of Power	60	(7)
Great Powers and Middle Powers	61	(3)
Power Distribution	64	(1)
Hegemony	65	(2)
Alliances	67	(2)
Purposes of Alliances	67	(45)
NATO and the U.S.-Japanese Security Treaty	69	(9)
The Former Soviet Republics	71	(1)
Regional Alignments	72	(3)
CHAPTER 3 Alternatives to Power Politics	75	(1)
Liberalism	75	(1)
Traditional Liberal Critiques	75	(1)
What is Rationality?	76	(1)
Neoliberalism	77	(1)
Collective Goods	78	(7)
International Regimes	79	(1)
Hegemonic Stability	80	(2)
Collective Security	82	(1)
Foreign Policy and Decision-Making	83	(2)
Models of Decision-Making	85	(9)
Individual Decision Makers	86	(4)
Group Dynamics	90	(1)
Crisis Management	91	(2)
Substate Actors	93	(1)
Bureaucracies	93	(1)
Interest Groups	94	(9)
The Military-Industrial Complex	95	(2)
Public Opinion	97	(2)
Democracy and Foreign Policy	99	(3)
Feminism	102	(1)
Why Gender Matters	102	(1)
The Masculinity of Realism	103	(9)
Gender in War and Peace	104	(2)
Women in IR	106	(3)
Balancing the Feminist Arguments	109	(2)
Other Alternatives to Realism	111	(1)
Postmodernism	111	(2)
Post modem Feminism	112	(56)
Constructivism	113	(4)
Peace Studies	114	(3)
Peace Movements and Nonviolence	117	(5)
CHAPTER 4 Conflict and War	122	(1)
The Causes of War	122	(1)
Theories about War	123	(3)
Conflicts of Interest	126	(9)
Territorial Disputes	126	(6)
Control of Governments	132	(1)
Economic Conflict	133	(2)
Conflicts of Ideas	135	(7)
Ethnic Conflict	135	(4)
Religious Conflict	139	(3)
Ideological Conflict	142	(2)
Means of Leverage	144	(1)
Types of War	144	(2)
Terrorism	146	(4)
The Use of Military Force	150	(1)
Military Economics	151	(1)
The Choice of Capabilities	152	(3)
Control of Military Forces	155	(1)
Command	155	(1)
States and Militaries	155	(2)
Conventional Forces	157	(1)
Armies	157	(1)
Navies	158	(10)
Air Forces	159	(1)
Logistics and Intelligence	160	(1)
Evolving Technologies	161	(3)
Weapons of Mass Destruction	164	(1)
Nuclear Weapons	164	(1)
Ballistic Missiles and Other Delivery Systems	165	(5)
Chemical and Biological Weapons	168	(58)
Proliferation	170	(8)
Nuclear Strategy	173	(1)
Nuclear Arsenals and Arms Control	174	(4)
CHAPTER 5 Trade and Money	178	(8)
From Security to Political Economy	178	(1)
Liberalism and Mercantilism	179	(1)
Globalization	180	(2)
Markets	182	(1)
Global Patterns of Trade	183	(1)
Comparative Advantage	183	(2)
Prices and Markets	185	(1)
Centrally Planned Economies	186	(5)
Politics of Markets	187	(1)
Balance of Trade	188	(2)
Interdependence	190	(1)
Trade Strategies	191	(1)
Autarky	191	(8)
Protectionism	192	(3)
Industries and Interest Groups	195	(2)
Cooperation in Trade	197	(2)
Trade Regimes	199	(1)
The World Trade Organization	199	(9)
Resistance to Trade	201	(2)
Bilateral and Regional Agreements	203	(2)
Cartels	205	(2)
The Currency System	207	(1)
International Currency Exchange	208	(9)
Why Currencies Rise or Fall	212	(2)
Central Banks	214	(1)
The World Bank and the IMF	214	(2)
State Financial Positions	216	(1)
National Accounts	216	(1)
International Debt	217	(9)
The U.S. Position	218	(2)
The Position of Russia and Eastern Europe	220	(2)
The Position of Asia	222	(4)
Multinational Business	226	(2)
Multinational Corporations	226	(50)
Foreign Direct Investment	228	(4)
Host and Home Government Relations	229	(3)
Business Environments	232	(5)
CHAPTER 6 International Organization and Law	237	(1)
Supranationalism	237	(1)
Roles of International Organizations	238	(1)
The United Nations	239	(1)
The UN System	239	(5)
The Security Council	244	(4)
Peacekeeping Forces	248	(4)
The Secretariat	252	(11)
The General Assembly	253	(1)
UN Programs	254	(1)
Autonomous Agencies	255	(1)
The European Union	256	(1)
Integration Theory	256	(3)
The Vision of a United Europe	259	(1)
The Treaty of Rome	259	(2)
Structure of the European Union	261	(2)
The Single European Act	263	(13)
The Maastricht Treaty	264	(1)
Monetary Union	264	(2)
Expanding the European Union	266	(3)
International Law	269	(1)
Sources of International Law	269	(1)
Enforcement of International Law	270	(1)
The World Court	271	(1)
International Cases in National Courts	272	(2)
Laws of Diplomacy	274	(6)
War Crimes	276	(66)
Just War Doctrine	279	(1)
Human Rights	280	(12)
The Evolution of World Order	283	(7)
CHAPTER 7 North-South Relations	290	(1)
Poverty	290	(2)
Theories of Accumulation	292	(5)
Economic Accumulation	293	(1)
Capitalism	294	(1)
Socialism	294	(2)
Imperialism	296	(1)
The Globalization of Class	296	(1)
The World-System	297	(7)
European Colonialism	298	(2)
Anti-Imperialism	300	(1)
Postcolonial Dependency	300	(3)
Population	303	(1)
The Demographic Transition	304	(12)
Populations Policies	306	(1)
Mortality and AIDS	307	(4)
Population and International Conflict	311	(2)
The State of the South	313	(1)
Basic Human Needs	313	(3)
World Hunger	316	(3)
Rural and Urban Populations	317	(1)
Women in Development	318	(1)
Migrations and Refugees	319	(3)
Revolution	322	(1)
Revolutionary Movements	322	(1)
Islamic Revolutions	323	(3)
Development Experiences	326	(1)
The Newly Industrializing Countries	326	(3)
The Chinese Experience	329	(2)
Other Experiments	331	(2)
Import Substitution and Export-Led Growth	333	(5)
Concentrating Capital for Manufacturing	333	(2)
Authoritarianism and Democracy	335	(1)
Corruption	336	(1)
North-South Business	337	(1)
Foreign Investment	337	(1)
Technology Transfer	338	(4)
Third World Debt	339	(2)
IMF Conditionality	341	(3)
The South in International Economic Regimes	342	(2)
Foreign Assistance	344	(3)
Patterns of Foreign Assistance	344	(3)
Forms of Development Assistance	347
CHAPTER 8 Environment and Technology	156	(200)
Interdependence and the Environment	356	(2)
Sustainable Economic Development	358	(2)
Managing the Environment	360	(1)
The Atmosphere	360	(10)
Biodiversity	364	(2)
Forests and Oceans	366	(3)
Pollution	369	(1)
Natural Resources	370	(8)
World Energy	371	(3)
Minerals, Land, Water	374	(3)
International Security and the Environment	377	(1)
The Power of Information	378	(4)
Wiring the World	378	(2)
Information as a Tool of Governments	380
Information as a Tool Against Governments	382	(2)
International Culture	384	(1)
Telecommunications and Global Culture	384	(2)
Transnational Communities	386	(3)
Conclusion	389	(6)
Glossary	395
Photo Credits	415
Index	417