This is a textbook on international relations, designed to introduce students to the subject, provide a critical sweep over conventional wisdom and point to useful avenues of further study. The book defines a "great power", charts the progress of the world economy, covers conflict in terms of secret intelligence, brute force and coercive bargaining, deals with economic statecraft and goes on to cover the states-system, diplomacy, peacekeeping and the role of the UN. This second edition has been updated and revised. In particular, chapter five has been reorganized in terms of the argument. A new chapter has been added on the world economy; and new material has been added on nationalism, foreign aid, intervention and unconventional diplomacy.
- ISBN10 0745009875
- ISBN13 9780745009872
- Publish Date April 1992
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 24 October 2009
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Pearson Education Limited
- Imprint Prentice-Hall
- Edition 2nd Revised edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 288
- Language English