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International Politics: Enduring Concepts and Contemporary Issues, 8/E
Robert J. Art
Robert Jervis

ISBN-10: 0321436032
ISBN-13: 9780321436030

Publisher: Longman
Copyright: 2007
Format: Paper; 608 pp
Published: 06/23/2006

Suggested retail price: $83.40
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With an abundance of new essays reflecting the ever-changing landscape of world politics, the eighth edition of this renowned reader provides students with comprehensive coverage of the most important IR concepts, trends, and current issues.

Edited by two of the most respected scholars in the field, this best-selling collection places contemporary essays alongside classics of the discipline and includes divergent views to ensure a balanced perspective. The presentation of alternative perspectives provides students with challenging material in the language of the field. The anthology presents clear, theoretical works that inspire a deeper understanding of the forces that shape today's world.

  • Balance of contemporary and classic essays.
  • Introductions to each section establish the intellectual context and survey the major points the articles will make.
  • Includes selections by some of the most respected current scholars in the field, including policy makers, economists, traditional IR scholars, and many classics.

  • 25% of the readings are new, many of which can be found in Part 4 of the book, reflecting the changing landscape of international relations today. (New readings are marked by an asterisk in the Table of Contents below.)
  • “The Uses of, and Reactions to, U.S. Power” section has been updated, now including articles on the spread of democracy and the reactions by other states to the use of power by the U.S.
  • New, up-to-date articles on the following topics have been added: globalization, the European Union, global governance of the Internet, and global warming.
  • Additional readings on terrorism — its nature and how to deal with it — have been added.

PART 1  ANARCHY AND ITS CONSEQUENCES            

Power and Morality in Statecraft

 

            Hans J. Morgenthau         Six Principles of Political Realism                  

            J. Ann Tickner                  A Critique of Morgenthau’s Principles of Political  Realism

The Consequences of Anarchy

 

            Kenneth N. Waltz                The Anarchic Structure of World Politics

            John J. Mearsheimer      Anarchy and the Struggle for Power  

            Alexander Wendt               Anarchy Is What States Make of It

The Mitigation of Anarchy

 

            Kenneth A. Oye             The Conditions for Cooperation in World Politics

            Michael W. Doyle          Kant, Liberal Legacies, and Foreign Affairs

            Stephen M. Walt              Alliances:  Balancing and Bandwagoning

            Hans J. Morgenthau          The Future of Diplomacy

            Stanley Hoffmann             The Uses and Limits of International Law

            Robert O. Keohane          International Institutions              

            Adam Roberts              The United Nations and International Security

 

PART 2   THE USES OF FORCE

The Political Uses of Force

 

            Robert J. Art                    The Four Functions of Force

            Thomas C. Schelling         The Diplomacy of Violence

            Robert J. Art                    Coercive Diplomacy

            Robert Jervis                    Offense, Defense, and the Security Dilemma

            *Bruce Hoffman               What Is Terrorism?

The Political Utility of Force Today

 

            Robert J. Art                   The Fungibility of Force

            Robert A. Pape               The Logic of Suicide Terrorism

The Spread of Nuclear Weapons

 

            Scott D. Sagan                 Nuclear Instability in South Asia

            Kenneth N. Waltz             Nuclear Stability in South Asia

 

PART 3    THE INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY

Perspectives on Political Economy

 

            Robert Gilpin                    The Nature of Political Economy

            Robert O. Keohane          Hegemony in the World Political Economy

            Bruce R. Scott                  The Great Divide in the Global Village

The Meaning of Globalization

 

            Jeffrey Frankel                 The Globalization of the International Economy

            *Martin Wolf                       Will Globalization Survive?

            Kenneth N. Waltz             Globalization and Governance                                  

The Pros and Cons of Globalization

 

            Dani Rodrik                     Trading in Illusions

            John Micklethwait          Why the Globalization Backlash is Stupid

               and Adrain  Wooldridge

 

PART 4     CONTEMPORARY WORLD POLITICS

Conflict, War, and Terrorism

 

            Robert Jervis                     The Era of Leading Power Peace

            Samuel P. Huntington        The Clash of Civilizations?

           *Fareed Zakaria                  Why Do They Hate Us?

The Uses of, and Reactions to, U.S. Power

           

            Robert Jervis                   Explaining the Bush Doctrine

            *F. Gregory Gause III    Can Democracy Stop Terrorism?            

            *Stephen M. Walt              Taming American Power

Civil Wars, and Nation-Building

 

            Chaim Kaufmann           Possible and Impossible Solutions to Ethnic Civil Wars

            *James Dobbins            Nation-Building by the UN and the U.S.

            *James L. Payne           Deconstructing Nation Building

The Environment and Climate Change

 

      Garrett Hardin                     The Tragedy of the Commons

      *Thomas Homer-Dixon       Environmental Changes as a Cause of Acute Conflict       

     *John Browne                      Beyond Kyoto

New Actors and New Forces

 

            Margaret E. Keck           Transnational Activists Networks

               and Kathryn Sikkink

            Rhoda E. Howard           Human Rights in World Politics

               and Jack Donnelly

            *Daniel W. Drezner        The State and Global Governance of the Internet

            *Andrew Moravcsik       Europe without Illusions

            *Richard K. Betts and    The Rise of China: Getting the Questions Right

              Thomas J. Christensen

            Moses Naim                    The Five Wars of Globalization

            Stephen R. Ratner          International Law:  The Trials of Global Norms

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