Understanding International Relations

An introductory textbook on the subject for non-specialist students approaching the subject of international relations for the first time. The author discusses the main approaches historically adopted to understanding war and peace, poverty and wealth, economic management and global governance.

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This concise introductory text for students approaching the subject of international relations for the first time take 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. The second edition has been revised and updated throughout with increased coverage of globalization and of the emerging 21st-century world order.