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International Relations in Perspective brings together a set of 43 classic and contemporary selections designed to introduce students to the most influential scholarship and key issues in the field. As balanced in its approach as Nau’s introductory text, this distinctive reader gives equal space to realism, liberalism, constructivism and the work of critical theorists, more effectively reflecting the current state of scholarly debate. Organized to complement Perspectives on International Relations but flexible enough to use with any text or on its own, the collection covers a host of topics including terrorism, human security, development, civil society, global governance, political economy, and more. The book features substantive chapter introductions that situate the readings and help students understand how selections speak to one another.
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In this companion volume to the undergraduate-level text Perspectives on International Relations: Power, Institutions, and Ideas, Nau (Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington U.) presents scholarly essays and essays by political and other figures illustrating the various theoretical perspectives and levels of analysis found within international relations and discussed in said companion volume. The 47 papers are presented along the same thematic lines as the other volume, with chapters covering perspectives and levels of analysis in international relations; perspectives on world history; World War I; World War II; the origins and end of the Cold War; the world of the 1990s; terrorism and the world after 9/11; the history of globalization; how globalization works in practice; trade, investment, and finance; development in Asia and Latin America; development in Africa and the Middle East; critical theory on global inequality, imperialism, and injustice; population, pollution, and pandemics; global civil society; and global governance institutions. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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