International Politics: Classic and Contemporary Readings by Scott P. Handler (E

Description: International Politics by Scott P. Handler Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Showcases the very best of international relations scholarship, helping students trace the development of the scholarly field. This title offers four main parts - theoretical traditions, war and peace, international political economy, and emerging issues - dovetail with how IR courses are taught. Publisher Description This comprehensive and smartly organized Reader showcases the very best, most engaging international relations scholarship and political debate: over 90 carefully edited readings representing the fields central traditions as well as important contemporary debates that capture new challenges and trace the development of the scholarship. But this is more than just a mere collection of readings: International Politics is purpose-bulit to help instructors and students engage critically, and in the spirit of intellectual pluralism, with some of the worlds most challenging and provocative questions. The readerAEs substantial part headnotes put each of the selections into context and also into conversation with one another, and Handler consciously models good critical analytic questions throughout. At the end of each part header, there is a set of robust discussion questions that serve to guide discussion of the readings or provide the basis for essay questions. Throughout, International Politics emphasizes the importance of intellectual pluralism in reaching conclusions about the worldAEs most pressing problems, and the selections have been chosen in order to best represent the full scope of topics and approaches. Unique to this reader are selections in each part focused specifically on ethical issues, which invite readers to engage in and make complex decisions about world dilemmas. The bookAEs four main partsutheoretical traditions, war and peace, international political economy, and emerging issuesudovetail with how most IR courses are taught. In Part I, the major traditions covered include introductions to realism, liberalism, constructivism, their major variants, social scientific and theoretical analysis, and decision-making models. In Part II, topical coverage includes the security dilemma, balance of power, deterrence, bargaining models, theories of democracy and war, civil conflict, terrorism, and the ethics of war. Part II features selections on international political economy, with readings on international trade, hegemony and trade, domestic politics and trade, international monetary affairs, and ethics and IPE. The fourth part of the book looks at emerging issues, including power and inequality, state-building, failed states, foreign aid, international law, the environment, international order, and ethics and development assistance. Class-tested over several years at the United States Military Academy and elsewhere, International Politics was built from the ground up to introduce students to the traditions and new foundations of international relations as well to the principles of intellectually rigorous thought. Priced for value, the reader offers nearly twice the number of readings as other leading IR readers and a much broader choice of topics, but at the same price. Author Biography Scott P. Handler (Ph.D., Stanford University) is Assistant Professor of international relations and deputy director of the international relations program at the United States Military Academy, West Point. He is an active-duty Army officer who studies international cyber strategy and policy, state-building, and post-conflict reconstruction. At Stanford he was a Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institutes Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute, a Graduate Fellow at the Stanford Center on International Conflict and Negotiation, and a Degree Fellow at the East-West Center. Details ISBN 1452267995 ISBN-13 9781452267999 Title International Politics Author Scott P. Handler Format Paperback Year 2013 Pages 568 Edition First Edition Publisher SAGE Publications Inc GE_Item_ID:168422203; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. 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