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Theory meets intellectual history in this new and expanded edition of International Relations Theory. Long known for its concise presentation of the various images and interpretive understandings of how to approach the complexity of international politics, this edition devotes a significant portion of the book to the intellectual precursors who have informed current perspectives on international relations.



The discussion moves well beyond the usual cannon of Thucydides, Machiavelli, and Hobbes by linking them and other writers to present-day IR theory—realism, liberalism, economic structuralism, and English School images; as well as constructivist, feminist, postmodern, and critical theory lenses. This unique approach enhances our abilities to think conceptually and critically not only about how our 21st-century world of diverse state and non-state actors works, but also the implications of the changes we observe domestically and globally.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Thinking About IR Theory
Part I: Images of International Relations Theory
Chapter 2: Realism: The State and Balance of Power
Chapter 3: Liberalism: Interdependence and Global Governance
Chapter 4: Economic Structuralism: Global Capitalism and Postcolonialism
Chapter 5: The English School: International Society and Grotian Rationalism
Part II: Interpretive Understandings & Normative Considerations
Chapter 6: Constructivist Understandings
Chapter 7: Positivism, Critical Theory, and Postmodern Understandings
Chapter 8: Feminist Understandings in IR Theory
Chapter 9: Normative IR Theory: Ethics and Morality
Part III: The Intellectual Roots of International Relations Theory
Chapter 10: The Ancients: Greeks, Chinese, and Indian Thought
Chapter 11: Greco-Roman Thought and the Middle Ages
Chapter 12: The Rise of the State and Modern Political Thought
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Product details

Published 27 Aug 2019
Format Hardback
Edition 6th
Extent 448
ISBN 9781538115688
Imprint Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Dimensions 263 x 184 mm
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Mark V. Kauppi

Mark V. Kauppi is associate adjunct professor with…

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Paul R. Viotti

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