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9780814758229

International Relations: A Concise Introduction

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    9780814758229

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    0814758223

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2002-10-01
  • Publisher: Ingram Pub Services

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Summary

Fully updated and revised, the second edition ofInternational Relations: A Concise Introductionoffers a clear and succinct overview of the forces that govern our world. Outlining key theories, traditional approaches, and controversies old and new, Michael Nicholson also importantly addresses the relationship and incongruities between abstract theories of International Relations and contemporary realities of the international system in an increasingly globalized post-Cold War world.As international players-from vast and immensely diverse conglomerate corporations to the UN, and a host of other non-state actors-increasingly influence the world agenda, the question begs itself whether states and their interactions should still comprise the exclusive, or even primary, focus of any study of international relations. Accordingly, Nicholson provides an overview of such pressing concerns as global warming, the growing disparities between rich and poor, the resurgence of ethnic and nationalist conflict, and the health of the environment, and how these affect international relations. He further examines the moral problems inherent in any discussion of international relations, including questions of international law, terrorism and freedom fighters, and human rights. Crucial to any introduction to the field, the book serves up a brief history of the last century, focusing on the legacies of imperialism and the accelerating pace of globalization.

Author Biography

Michael Nicholson was formerly Professor of International Relations, University of Sussex.

Table of Contents

Foreword to the Second Edition xi
K. M. Fierke
Preface to the First Edition xiii
Introduction: Aspects of Anarchy
1(15)
The Nature of International Relations
1(2)
War and Peace; Poverty and Wealth
3(1)
A Brief Portrait of the World in Figures
4(4)
Theory and the Search for Patterns
8(2)
The Structure of the Book
10(3)
An Invitation to an Argument
13(3)
Further Reading and Sources
14(2)
States, Nations and Governments
16(18)
States
16(1)
States, Nations and Governments
17(4)
The Structure of State Decision-Making
21(5)
Quasi States and Failing States
26(3)
Crisis Decision-Making
29(5)
Further Reading and Sources
32(2)
Beyond the State: Non-State Actors in the Modern World
34(16)
Actors and Movements
34(2)
The United Nations
36(4)
The World Bank and International Monetary Fund
40(2)
The European Union
42(1)
Multinational Corporations
43(2)
International Non-Governmental Organizations
45(1)
Religions
46(4)
Further Reading and Source
48(2)
A Brief History of the Twentieth Century
50(18)
Introduction
50(1)
The First World War
50(3)
The Interwar Period and the Second World War
53(5)
The Post-1945 Era
58(4)
The Collapse of the Soviet Union and the End of the Cold War
62(2)
The Middle East since 1945
64(4)
Further Reading and Sources
66(2)
Imperialism, Post-Imperialism and Neo-Imperialism
68(22)
Empires and Colonies
68(2)
Imperial Expansion
70(4)
The Stability of Empires
74(2)
The Decline of Empires
76(4)
Settlers, Immigrants and Native Populations
80(3)
Neo-Colonialism and Informal Empires
83(2)
The Post-Imperial World
85(2)
Cultural Imperialism
87(3)
Further Reading and sources
89(1)
Theories of International Relations
90(24)
The Nature of Theory
90(1)
Realism
91(5)
Variants of Realism
96(2)
Pluralism
98(2)
Structuralism
100(3)
A Comparison Between the Different Viewpoints
103(3)
Why Do We Need Theories?
106(4)
Can Theories `Tell the Truth'?
110(4)
Further Reading and Sources
111(3)
Post-Positivist Theories and Change
114(14)
The Role of Theory
114(1)
Marxism and Critical Theory
115(2)
Postmodernism
117(3)
Feminist Theories of International Relations
120(2)
Constructivism
122(1)
Theory, Policy and Change
123(5)
Further Reading and Sources
126(2)
Security, Violence and the Military
128(25)
The Study of Security
128(1)
Nuclear Weapons and Deterrence
129(5)
Did Nuclear Deterrence Prevent a Superpower War?
134(1)
Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
135(5)
Alternatives to Nuclear Deterrence
140(2)
Who Fights Whom and Why?
142(3)
Economic Sanctions
145(3)
Women, Violence and the Military
148(5)
Further Reading and Sources
151(2)
The Global Political Economy
153(15)
The Significance of Economic Factors
153(3)
The Liberal Approach
156(2)
The Nationalist Approach
158(3)
Dependency Approaches
161(1)
The Relationship Between the Approaches
162(2)
The Direction of the Global Political Economy
164(4)
Further Reading and Sources
167(1)
Globalization
168(17)
Introduction
168(2)
Global Interrelations
170(3)
The Growth of Globalization
173(5)
Globalization and Economic Sovereignty
178(7)
Further Reading and Sources
183(2)
The Global Environment
185(20)
The Global Environmental Problem
185(3)
The Free-Rider Problem
188(4)
Global Warming
192(3)
Water
195(2)
The Mediterranean Agreement
197(2)
Global Environmental Policy
199(6)
Further Reading and Sources
204(1)
Moral Issues in International Relations
205(24)
Introduction: Moral Arguments
205(4)
International Law
209(4)
Morality and War
213(5)
Terrorists and Freedom Fighters
218(1)
Nuclear War
219(1)
International Societies
220(3)
Human Rights
223(3)
Poverty and Wealth
226(3)
Further Reading and Sources
227(2)
Conclusion 229(5)
Index 234

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