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Case Histories in International Politics, 3/E
Kendall W. Stiles, Loyola University of Chicago

ISBN-10: 0321159705
ISBN-13: 9780321159700

Publisher: Longman
Copyright: 2004
Format: Paper; 464 pp
Published: 07/01/2003

This item has been replaced by Case Histories in International Politics, 6/E.

Providing 24 in-depth case studies, the new edition of this useful supplement for international relations and foreign policy courses gives students the opportunity to apply concepts and analyze events.

The text provides a coherent narrative background in international relations so students understand important developments in history. Although the emphasis is on twentieth and twenty-first century events, most cases stretch back to the Middle Ages to give current developments the proper historical framework. This text will allow students to make sense of modern-day problems and better understand key concepts in the study of international relations.

Web addresses at the end of each chapter and in the bibliography allow students to directly access government policy papers, current economic statistics, the activities of special interest groups and on-going academic research on particular topics.

“Questions to Consider” at the end of each chapter help students consider the implications of the material and relate it to more general concepts and questions in international relations. It also helps them understand how the material relates to their own lives.

Maps and charts throughout text help those with no background on the historical event. This visual material is organized in an accessible way: key events are highlighted in chronologies, key locations are displayed on maps, and key data is summarized in tables.

Each case has been updated where applicable to present the most current (and correct) information possible.

Two cases are new to this edition: chapter on the Kyoto Protocol (collective goods) and Al-Qaeda (terrorism).

Improved pedagogy now includes a quick, ready-reference chronology of events at the beginning of each chapter; biographies of “key actors” (a list of the central personalities in the case history to help clarify the narrative); debate topics at the end of each chapter pose a central question followed by three “pro” and three “con” statements intended to facilitate lively discussions; and expanded definitions throughout the chapter now give each term a 500-word description with more references to the literature and more explicit linkage to the historical material.

Each chapter begins with “Key Actors” and “Chronology.” Each chapter concludes with “Conclusion,” “Debate Topic,” and “Questions to Consider.”

List of Figures, Maps, and Tables.

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

I. GREAT POWER RELATIONS.

1. Germany: People and Territory.

Introduction: The Nation-State.

Overview of German History.

The German “Nation.”

The German State.

German Nationalism as an International Problem.

2. Pearl Harbor.

Introduction: Intelligence.

Pearl Harbor—The Controversy.

3. Sino-Soviet-American Relations.

Introduction: The Balance of Power.

The Superpower “Triangle” and Strategic Alignments.

Part I—Major Incidents.

Part II—The Balance of Power Triangle.

4. The Cuban Missile Crisis.

Introduction: Rationality.

Rationality and the Cuban Missile Crisis.

The Cuban Missile Crisis.

Analysis of the Decision to Blockade Cuba.

Response to the Soviet Offers.

5. The Military-Industrial Complex.

Introduction: Defense Spending.

The Iron Triangle.

Department of Defense—Industry Cooperation.

Industry—Congress Cooperation.

The Reform Movement and the Persian Gulf Renaissance.

Consolidation, Conversion, and “Cashing Out.”

6. Vietnam Homefront.

Introduction: Public Opinion.

Public Opinion and Vietnam.

Tonkin Gulf and Rally Round the Flag.

Growing Skepticism.

Tet Shock and Johnson's “Resignation.”

The Peace Movement.

The Nixon Era and Congressional Reassertion.

7. SALT I and Its Aftermath.

Introduction: Arms Control.

Antecedents to SALT I.

Objectives, Tradeoffs, and Outcomes of SALT I.

Maneuvering in SALT II.

8. U.S. Role After the Cold War.

Introduction: The National Interest.

The “Great Debate.”

National Interest.

Hegemonic Imperative.

Multilateralism.

9. The Persian Gulf War.

Introduction: Capability and Influence.

Antecedents to the War.

The Diplomatic Phase: August 2, 1990—January 16, 1991.

The Air War Phase: January 17—February 23, 1991.

The Ground War Phase: February 24—February 28, 1991.

Winning the Peace.

10. The United Nations and the Use of Force.

Introduction: Collective Security.

Evolving Role of Collective Security.

Peacekeeping.

Resurgence of UN Enforcement Role.

Whither the UN: Peacekeeper or Peacemaker?

11. The Kyoto Protocol and Collective Goods.

Introduction: Collective Goods.

Global Warming.

Creating the Rules on Global Warming.

Impasse at the Hague.

The Current Situation.

12. The Nuremberg Trials.

Introduction: International Law.

Organizing the Trial.

Courtroom Drama.

The Judgment.

Implications of the Nuremberg Trials.

II. CONFLICT IN THE PERIPHERY.

13. Decolonization in Africa.

Introduction: Decolonization.

The Context of African Decolonization.

Cases in African Decolonization.

14. Apartheid in South Africa.

Introduction: Human Rights.

Origins of South Africa: 1652-1912.

Establishment and Consolidation of Apartheid: 1910-1965.

Stalemate: 1965-1988.

Dismantling Apartheid: 1989-1994.

Post-Apartheid South Africa.

15. Yugoslavia's Dismemberment.

Introduction: Anarchy.

History to 1918.

1918 to 1980.

After Tito.

Warfare in Slovenia and Croatia.

Warfare in Bosnia.

Warfare in Kosovo.

War Crimes Tribunal.

16. Kashmir and Nuclear War.

Introduction: Border Disputes.

History of India-Pakistan Border Disputes.

India-Pakistan Military Competition.

Nuclear Competition.

The Future of Kashmir.

17. Al Qaeda and International Terrorism.

Introduction: Terrorism.

Islamic Fundamentalism.

Osama bin Laden and the Story of Al-Qaeda.

Describing Al-Qaeda.

Al-Qaeda After September 11th.

18. The Camp David Accords.

Introduction: Diplomacy.

Henry Kissinger and the 1973 War.

Camp David.

Middle East Peace Since Camp David.

19. U.S. Interventionism.

Introduction: Coercion.

Dominican Republic: 1965.

Chile: 1973.

Panama: 1989.

III. MONEY AND JUSTICE.

20. Sweatshops and the Global Factory.

Introduction: Globalization.

The Sweatshop Phenomenon.

Sources and Solutions.

21. Third World Debt.

Introduction: International Political Economy.

International Finance Primer.

Origins of the Debt Crisis.

Dealing with the Crisis.

Global Structures and Third World Debt.

22. Europe Uniting.

Introduction: Regionalism.

The Emergence of the Common Market: 1945-1957.

A Primer of European Institutions.

The EEC at Work: 1957-1973.

The European Community Under Stress: 1973-1985.

Renewal: 1986-2002.

23. U.S.-Japan Trade Rivalry.

Introduction: Interdependence.

A Brief History of U.S.-Japan Trade Relations

Causes of Conflict and Possible Solutions.

Macroeconomics and U.S.-Japan Trade.

American and Japanese Corporate Tactics.

National Trade Policies and Negotiations.

Social and Cultural Forces.

24. Nongovernment Organizations and the International Landmine Ban.

Introduction: Nongovernment Organizations (NGOs).

Has a Global Civil Society Emerged?

Landmines and International Law.

NGOs Become Involved.

Landmine Ban Treaty Process.

Post-Treaty Activity.

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ISBN-10: 0205739954 | ISBN-13: 9780205739950
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Case Histories in International Politics presents 20 original case studies to offer a historical perspective for better analyzing world affairs.

Providing in-depth historical illustrations of core concepts in international relations, this casebook surveys major events in the 20^th and 21^st centuries and highlights both enduring and emerging problems. Case Histories in International Politics looks beyond current events to help students make meaningful comparisons between what happened in the past and what is happening now.

“Stiles does a good job of tying events in world history to core concepts in the study of international relations. I want students to weigh the pros and cons of various interpretations of major events, and this casebook helps me do that.”–Timothy Hellwig, University of Houston
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Providing in-depth historical illustrations of the core concepts in international relations, the 19 case studies in Case Histories in International Politics lead students through the key issues and problems that have arisen over the last 50 years. The text looks beyond current world affairs to survey major events in the 20^th and 21^st centuries, thereby facilitating comparisons between what happened in the past and what is happening now. Thoroughly updated and with four new case studies, Case Histories in International Politics remains an ideal supplemental text for thinking critically and in-depth about international relations.

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