Understanding international relations

This concise introductory text for students approaching the subject for the first time takes as its starting point the main theoretical approaches which have been adopted historically and shows how these can be applied to understanding the central questions of war and peace, poverty and wealth, economic management and global governance confronting the world today. Clear and accessible but sophisticated and penetrating, the second edition has been revised and updated throughout with increased coverage of Globalization and of the emerging 21st century world order.