Essentials of International Relations

by Karen A. Mingst and Ivan M. Arreguín-Toft

Book Overview

The Fifth Edition offers more ways than ever to help students learn and apply the core ideas in the field. New co-author Ivan Arregu n-Toft brings expertise in security studies to key topics like war and terrorism, helping students see how scholars use concepts and theory to understand them. Newly expanded Global Perspectives boxes use the concepts in each chapter to help students think beyond an American-centric point of view on contemporary issues...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393935299
• ISBN13: 9780393935295
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 370 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.8" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

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International relations

I loved this book. I bought it for my university studies and it certainly helped me throughout my studies and i still do use it for different subjects though. its a really good one, id recommend it for any international relation beginners.

offers different perspectives

One useful feature of Mingst's book is how she explicitly lays out different and contending perspectives on viewing international relations. One is realism, or its offshoot, neorealism. She traces its antecedents back to such noted writers as Machiavelli and Hobbes, and back to some ancient Greeks. Another perspective is liberalism, which emphasises more mutually beneficial actions between nations. While the 3rd perspective described is radicalism. Encompassing socialist or communist worldviews, though these have been largely discredited after the end of the Cold War. Another merit of the book, due to its publication in 2007, is the inclusion and analysis of recent events. Notably the US invasion and occupation of Iraq. Providing a very topical, attention-getting discussion, that should help retain students' interest.

The Best International Relations Book for College Freshmen

This book easily summarizes all of the key concepts to get you through those tough intro to IR courses. All of my friends at Georgetown were borrowing this book, because it was so helpful and easy to read. A must!!!