The Study of International Relations: The State of the Art - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0333465288 ISBN 13: 9780333465288

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 1989

Synopsis

This wide-ranging study surveys the present state of international relations as an academic field. It locates and assesses recent developments in the field - in short, what is being done where, by whom, and why. The editors have focused on some central and controversial theoretical issues, and included surveys of principal sub-fields, as well as the various approaches to the study of international relations in different countries. The book provides a comprehensive overview of an important and fast-growing area of academic endeavour, and is essential reading for teachers and students of international politics and the social sciences at large.

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Synopsis

This volume is a collection of essays that survey the present state of international relations as an academic field, focusing on some central and controversial theoretical issues. It includes surveys of principal sub-fields, as well as the various approaches to the study of this field in different countries. The book locates and assesses recent developments in the field and provides an overview of a fast-growing area of academic endeavour, aimed at teachers and students of international politics and the social sciences. Hugh C. Dyer and Leon Mangasarian are PhD candidates at the London School of Economics and Political Science and both have been editors of "Millennium: Journal of International Studies".

Edition details

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0333465288
• ISBN 13: 9780333465288
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 426
• Editor: Dyer Hugh C., Mangasarian Leon