International relations : understanding global issues

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International relations : understanding global issues

Peter A. Toma, Robert F. Gorman

Brooks/Cole Pub. Co., c1991

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Includes bibligraphical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This text/reader combines a systematic, issues orientated text with supplementary readings under which should give students a good understanding of basic concepts in international politics.

Table of Contents

Part One: Understanding International Relations: Basic Concepts and Applications. The study of international relations: a thematic introduction. Sources of continuity and change in international relations. Theories and approaches in the study of international relations. Part Two: Elements of Foreign Policy Making. The actors and their capabilities The determinants and processes of foreign policy behaviour. Part Three: Instruments of Foreign Policy and State Behaviour. Diplomacy, negotiation and bargaining. Psychological warfare, propaganda and terrorism. War and intervention. International organization. International law. International economics. Part Four: Tension and Harmony in the International System: the Issues. Issues of potential conflict: regional conflict, disparity of development and the arms game. Issues of potential cooperation: humanitarian policy, the global environment, and regional integration. Part Five: The Future of the World Order. The changing international system: Issues for the future.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA11614143
  • ISBN
    • 0534145086
  • LCCN
    90041262
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Pacific Grove, Calif.
  • Pages/Volumes
    xx, 485 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
  • Classification
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