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

ISBN-10: 0321436032
ISBN-13: 9780321436030

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

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.

This product accompanies:
Art & Jervis, International Politics: Enduring Concepts and Contemporary Issues, 9/E

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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International Politics: Enduring Concepts and Contemporary Issues, 9/E
Art & Jervis
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Edited by two of the most respected international relations scholars, International Politics places contemporary essays alongside classics to survey the field’s diverse voices, concepts, and issues.

Challenging students to use original scholarship to recognize and analyze patterns in world politics, this bestselling reader considers how to effectively understand politics under governments and beyond. Carefully edited selections cover the most essential topics and are put into conversation with each other to illustrate fundamental debates and differing points of view. Comprehensive and engaging, International Politics offers the best overview of the discipline as well as the forces shaping the world today.

Course & Discipline Resources

For Introduction to International Relations

Longman Atlas of World Issues (from the Penguin Atlas series)
Art
©2005 | Longman | Paper; 48 pp | Instock
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MyPoliSciKit Video Case Studies 2.0, 2/E
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©2009 | Longman | DVD | Instock
ISBN-10: 020566279X | ISBN-13: 9780205662791
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Study Card for International Relations
Pearson Longman
©2004 | Longman | Study Card | Instock
ISBN-10: 0321292316 | ISBN-13: 9780321292315
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©2010 | Longman | Website | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205699391 | ISBN-13: 9780205699391
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