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Understanding International Conflicts: An Introduction to Theory and History, 7/E
Joseph S. Nye, Harvard University

ISBN-10: 0205658873
ISBN-13: 9780205658879

Publisher: Longman
Copyright: 2009
Format: Paper; 320 pp
Published: 07/11/2008

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Written by renowned scholar and former policymaker Joseph Nye, Understanding International Conflicts is a brief and penetrating introduction to the study of world politics.

 

The text deftly applies a combination of history and theory to evaluate conflict and cooperation among international actors, thus providing students a framework for understanding contemporary issues. From World War I to modern terrorism, information revolutions, and global governance, Understanding International Conflicts is a highly readable survey that answers as well as raises compelling questions about the future of international relations.

 

“Sometimes original scholars sound pedantic when addressing central issues of world politics; often policymakers speak in code or platitudes. Not so Professor Nye. As any reader will see, the work in your hands is lucid, direct, and concise. Reading Nye’s writing on world politics is like watching Joe DiMaggio play center field or Yo-Yo Ma play the cello: he makes the difficult look easy.”—from Robert O. Keohane’s Foreword

 

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  • Employs an analytical framework that pulls from history, theory, and practice to help students fully understand the complexities of world affairs.
  • Introduces three major theoretical paradigms–realism, liberalism, and constructivism–and discusses how each can or cannot explain conflict and cooperation among international actors.
  • Explores international politics throughout the 20th and 21st Centuries, comprehensively surveying everything from wars among great powers to the rise of globalization and complex interdependence.
  • Poses normative questions to help students consider practical answers to how actors should approach problems in international politics.
  • Features chronologies, primary source excerpts, maps, and photos to deepen the historical context and to enliven the text. 
  • Includes an extensive list of suggested reading to help both instructors and students build on the ideas presented in the text.

  • More detailed consideration of constructivism in Chapter 1.
  • Deeper coverage of World War I in Chapter 3 and the Cold War in Chapter 5.
  • Revised assessments of newest conflicts in the Middle East in Chapter 6.
  • New discussion of human rights in the context of the responsibility to protect in Chapter 6.
  • More coverage of international institutions like the United Nations and the impact of globalization and the information revolution in Chapters 7 and 8.
  • New coverage of transnational security issues such as terrorism, cyber-war, pandemics, and climate change in Chapters 8 and 9.
  • New analysis of the globalization and global governance in Chapter 9
  • New conclusion on using theory and history to consider the future of international relations.
  • Updates in every chapter cover the latest scholarship and political development, including:
    • The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq
    • The rise of China as a world power
    • The growing roles of non-governmental organization state, transnational corporations, terrorist networks, and other non-state actors
    • Revised lists of suggested readings
  •  The new MyPoliSciKit for Understanding International Conflicts (www.mypoliscikit.com) is a premium online learning resource that features multimedia and interactive activities to help students make connections between concepts and current events. The book-specific assessment, video case studies, role-playing simulations, mapping exercises, ABC newsfeeds, and politics blog encourage comprehension and critical thinking. With Grade Tracker, instructors can easily follow students’ work on the site and their progress on each activity.

Chapter 1. Is There an Enduring Logic of Conflict in World Politics?

Chapter 2. Origins of the Great Twentieth-Century Conflicts

Chapter 3. Balance of Power and World War I

Chapter 4. The Failure of Collective Security and World War II

Chapter 5. The Cold War

Chapter 6. Conflicts After the Cold War: Intervention and Institutions

Chapter 7. Globalization and Interdependence

Chapter 8. Information Revolution and Transnational Actors

Chapter 9. A New World Order?

    This highly readable book by renowned scholar and author Joseph Nye balances history and theory to give students of international politics a framework for analyzing the past and using it to understand the issues confronting us today.


    Part of the “Longman Classics in Political Science” series, Nye's best-selling text has been completely updated with new discussions about Middle East politics, including the  Israel-Palestine dispute and the Iraq war, terrorism in general and radical Islamic terrorism in particular, the global politics of oil, and much more. Replete with illustrative examples and written in a lively, engaging manner, this is a brief, inexpensive book that students will buy and actually enjoy reading! It deftly balances theory and history to help students develop a well-rounded, informed framework for analyzing the international issues confronting us at the beginning of the 21st Century.

     


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  • 0321393953Understanding International Conflicts, 6/E
    Nye
    © 2007 | Longman | Paper; 320 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0321393953 | ISBN-13: 9780321393951
    Brief Description

Joseph S. Nye is University Distinguished Service Professor at and former Dean of Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. He also served as a Deputy to the Undersecretary of State in the Carter Administration, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs in the Clinton Administration, and Chair of the National Intelligence Council.

LONGMAN CLASSICS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE

In revising classic works in political science, Longman celebrates the contributions its authors and their research have made to the discipline. The Longman Classics in Political Science series honors these authors and their work. Providing students with an updated context, each title in the series includes a new foreword, written by one of today’s top scholars, offering a fresh, in-depth analysis of the book and its enduring contributions.

UNDERSTANDING INTERNATIONAL CONFLICTS
An Introduction to Theory and History
Seventh Edition

Joseph S. Nye, Jr.

“Sometimes original scholars sound pedantic when addressing central issues of world politics; often policymakers speak in code or platitudes. Not so Professor Nye. As any reader will see, the work in your hands is lucid, direct, and concise. Reading Nye’s writing on world politics is like watching Joe DiMaggio play center field or Yo-Yo Ma play the cello: he makes the difficult look easy.”

–from Robert Keohane’s Foreword

Written by renowned scholar and former policymaker Joseph Nye, this text is a brief and penetrating introduction to the study of world politics. It deftly applies a combination of history and theory to evaluate conflict and cooperation among international actors, thus providing students a framework for understanding contemporary issues. From World War I to modern terrorism and information revolutions to global governance, Understanding International Conflicts is a highly readable survey that answers as well as raises compelling questions about the future of international relations.

Joseph S. Nye, Jr. is University Distinguished Service Professor and former Dean of Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. He also served as a Deputy to the Undersecretary of State in the Carter Administration, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs in the Clinton Administration, and Chair of the National Intelligence Council.

The new MyPoliSciKit for Understanding International Conflicts is a premium online learning resource that features multimedia activities to help students connect concepts to current events, including book-specific assessment, video case studies, role-playing simulations, mapping exercises, Financial Times newsfeeds, and politics blog. Log on to www.mypoliscikit.com to see a demo, purchase a subscription, or use your access code to get started.

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