| List of Maps |
xi |
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Preface |
xiii |
| 1 |
Approaches to International Relations |
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International Relations in Daily Life |
1 |
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Thinking Theoretically |
3 |
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Developing the Answers |
4 |
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Integrating the Answers |
11 |
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In Sum: Making Sense of International Relations |
13 |
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Where Do We Go from Here? |
14 |
| 2 |
The Historical Context of Contemporary International Relations |
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The Pre-Westphalian World |
18 |
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The Emergence of the Westphalian System |
25 |
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Europe in the Nineteenth Century |
28 |
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The Interwar Years and World War II |
35 |
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The Cold War |
38 |
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The Post-Cold War Era |
49 |
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In Sum: Learning from History |
53 |
| 3 |
Contending Perspectives: How to Think about International Relations Theoretically |
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Thinking Theoretically |
55 |
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Theory and the Levels of Analysis |
59 |
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Liberalism and Neoliberal Institutionalism |
62 |
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Realism and Neorealism |
65 |
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The Radical Perspective |
71 |
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Constructivism |
74 |
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Theory in Action: Analyzing the 1991 Gulf War and the 2003 Iraq War |
76 |
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In Sum: Seeing the World through Theoretical Lenses |
80 |
| 4 |
The International System |
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The Notion of a System |
83 |
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The International System according to Liberals |
84 |
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The International System according to Realists |
86 |
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The International System according to Radicals |
95 |
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Advantages and Disadvantages of the International System as a Level of Analysis |
96 |
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In Sum: From the International System to the State |
99 |
| 5 |
The State |
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The State and the Nation |
101 |
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Contending Conceptualizations of the State |
103 |
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The Nature of State Power |
108 |
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Using State Power |
112 |
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Models of Foreign-Policy Decisionmaking |
121 |
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Challenges to the State |
128 |
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In Sum: The State and Challenges Beyond |
133 |
| 6 |
The Individual |
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Foreign-Policy Elites: Individuals Who Matter |
137 |
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Private Individuals |
147 |
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Mass Publics |
150 |
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In Sum: How Much Do Individuals Matter? |
155 |
| 7 |
Intergovernmental Organizations, Nongovernmental Organizations, and International Law |
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Intergovernmental Organizations |
159 |
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Nongovernmental Organizations |
180 |
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International Law |
185 |
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Realist Views of International Organization and Law |
191 |
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The Radical View of International Organization and Law |
192 |
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In Sum: Do Intergovernmental Organizations, Nongovernmental Organizations, and International Law Make a Difference? |
194 |
| 8 |
War and Strife |
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The Causes of War |
198 |
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The Changing Character of Warfare and Its Instruments |
208 |
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The Just War Tradition |
217 |
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Approaches to Managing Insecurity |
218 |
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Other Threats to International Security |
228 |
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In Sum: International Security, Old and New |
229 |
| 9 |
International Political Economy |
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Contending Theoretical Approaches |
235 |
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Key Concepts in Liberal Economics |
242 |
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Power, Competition, and Development in the International Political Economy |
244 |
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The Role of Institutions in Managing Power, Competition, and Development |
256 |
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In Sum: Economic Convergence and Divergence |
269 |
| 10 |
Globalizing Issues |
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Health and Disease–Protecting Life in the Commons |
274 |
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The Environment–Protecting Space in the Global Commons |
280 |
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Human Rights–Protecting Human Dignity |
296 |
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The Impact of Globalizing Issues |
307 |
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Do Globalizing Issues Lead to Global Governance? |
311 |
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In Sum: Changing You |
313 |
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Glossary |
315 |
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Index |
325 |
