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Updated in its 10th edition, International Relations is praised for being the most current and comprehensive introduction to international relations theory as well as security, economic, and global issues. Thoroughly updated to cover world affairs through 2012, this survey text explores relations among states and the influence of transnational actors and events. Applying a broad range of theoretical perspectives to show readers how to analyze current events, International Relations offers the best tools for understanding what is happening in the world today.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. The Globalization of International Relations

Chapter 2. Realist Theories

Chapter 3. Liberal and Social Theories

Chapter 4. Foreign Policy

Chapter 5. International Conflict

Chapter 6. Military Force and Terrorism

Chapter 7. International Organization, Law, and Human Rights

Chapter 8. International Trade

Chapter 9. Global Finance and Business

Chapter 10. International Integration

Chapter 11. Environment and Population

Chapter 12. The North-South Gap

Chapter 13. International Development

Chapter 14. Postscript

About the Author

Joshua S. Goldstein is Professor Emeritus of International Relations at American University, Nonresident Sadat Senior Fellow at the University of Maryland's CIDCM, and Research Scholar in the Department of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He is the recipient of the International Studies Association's 2001-2010 Best Book of the Decade Award for War and Gender (Cambridge University Press, 2001).

Jon C. Pevehouse is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He is the recipient of the International Studies Association's 2009 Karl Deutsch Award.