International Politics : Classic and Contemporary Readings

More than just a collection of readings, International Politics is designed to help you engage critically, and with an open mind, with some of the world's most provocative questions. This comprehensive, smartly organized reader showcases the very best international relations scholarship, offering over 90 carefully edited readings that get right at the heart of each major debate, without any loss of important context or content. Each reading represents the field's traditions and important contemporary debates, helping you to trace the development of the scholarly field. Useful part headnotes introduce the major debates, put the selections into conversation with one another, and help guide your reading with sets of questions for further discussion for each part.

Faculty will appreciate that the book's four main parts-theoretical traditions, war and peace, international political economy, and emerging issues-dovetail with how most international relations courses are taught, making the book easy to use. The book also covers the field of international relations more comprehensively than any other reader, with a mix of classic and contemporary selections that are drawn from leading journals, books, and media sources. Unique to International Politics are selections that are specifically focused on ethical issues, challenging students to engage productively in debates about major world dilemmas.

Everyone will like the book's great value: International Politics offers nearly twice the number of readings as other leading IR readers, but at the same price!