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Hastedt/Knickrehm Reading Hour Program

What Is It?
The Hastedt Reading Hour is simple. It is a nationwide program where International Relations instructors agree to set aside an hour of time to read one of Hastedt’s preview sample chapters (Chapter 1 "Studying World Politics" or Chapter 11 "Russia and the Near Abroad") and answer 5 brief questions about it.

Your feedback on the chapter will be very valuable to the authors and to our editorial team. As a thank you, we will send you a $25 American Express gift certificate.

How Do I Participate?

Read one of the sample chapters on this Preview Site.
Completely fill out the Questionnaire below.
Click "submit".


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Chapter you read	Chapter 1 Chapter 11
1. What is your overall impression of the Hastedt chapter you read? What did you think of the writing style and content? What were the weaknesses, if any?
2. Please look at the "Documenting History" box (p. 10 in Chapter 1, p. 339 in Chapter 11). This feature gives students a look at the real-world of policymaking and the chance to apply concepts to primary sources. At the end of each box, students are asked critical thinking questions. What do you think of this feature?
3. Hastedt & Knickrehm’s theme of "A Changing World" focuses on the differences between Cold War policy and post-Cold War policy as an intuitive framework for better understanding the IR issues confronting us today. What do you think of this text theme? Do you think it will help students better understand IR?
4. Because so many IR issues in today's world are regional in nature, a unique Regional Applications ends the text, to help students understand key actors and potential flashpoints in the 21st Century. Chapter 11 is from this section. What do you think of this section? Is it valuable?
5. In general, when evaluating an International Relations text, how important are the factors listed below? Please rate them "Not Important," "Important," or "Very Important," or fill in the info requested.
a) General currency of book:
b) Critical Thinking exercises/activities:
c) Technology/Web resources:
d) Good maps in book/Atlases:
e) A text’s coverage of the following topics is very important to me:
f) OTHER important factors

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November 2002!