World Politics : The Menu for Choice - Softcover

Russett, Bruce; Starr, Harvey; Kinsella, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1111772010 ISBN 13: 9781111772017

Publisher: CENGAGE Learning Custom Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

WORLD POLITICS: THE MENU FOR CHOICE continues to be a sophisticated and broad theoretical orientation to the study of world politics, giving students the tools they need to adapt to the rapid change associated with international relations. The 10th Edition features 15 chapters, instead of 17, increased coverage of international law and organization, and a new feature on ethics.

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Review

"A great book for presenting leading theories, concepts and issues in IR, and it features the latest findings. It is the very best textbook for teaching international relations."

"I do endorse the text for professors who wish to introduce their students to an analytical approach to explaining interstate relations and foreign policy behavior... very readable, clear presentation; overall, solid introduction to the field."

About the Author

David Kinsella is Professor and Chair of Political Science, and Director of the Public Affairs and Policy Ph.D. program in the Mark O. Hatfield School of Government at Portland State University. He has served as Editor-in-Chief of International Studies Perspectives and has held faculty positions at American University and the University of Missouri. His primary areas of research are the global arms trade, regional conflict, democratic peace, and just war theory. Bruce Russett is Dean Acheson Professor of International Relations and Director of United Nations Studies at Yale University. Since 1972, he has edited the JOURNAL OF CONFLICT RESOLUTION and has been president of the International Studies Association and the Peace Science Society (International). He also has taught at Columbia University, MIT, and the Free University of Brussels and was Visiting Professor of International Capital Markets Law at the University of Tokyo. He has held research appointments at the University of Michigan, University of North Carolina, The Richardson Institute in London, the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study, and the University of Tel Aviv. Harvey Starr is the Dag Hammarskjold Professor in International Affairs and Chair of the Department of Government and International Studies at the University of South Carolina. He is the former president of the Conflict Processes Section of the American Political Science Association, the APSA vice president, and the president of the Peace Science Society. He served as editor of INTERNATIONAL INTERACTIONS and associate editor of the JOURNAL OF POLITICS. He also has taught at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, and the Australian National University.

Edition details

• Publisher: CENGAGE Learning Custom Publishing
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1111772010
• ISBN 13: 9781111772017
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 480