International Relations Theory and the Consequences of Unipolarity

by William C. Wohlforth and Michael Mastanduno

Book Overview

The end of the Cold War and subsequent dissolution of the Soviet Union resulted in a new unipolar international system that presented fresh challenges to international relations theory. Since the Enlightenment, scholars have speculated that patterns of cooperation and conflict might be systematically related to the manner in which power is distributed among states. Most of what we know about this relationship, however, is based on European experiences...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107634598
• ISBN13: 9781107634596
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.8"