| Description |
1 online resource (261 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface to the first edition; Preface to the second edition; Preface to the third edition; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Notes; Further reading; Part A States and their setting; 1 Great powers and lesser states; Great powers; The 'Permanent Five'; Middle powers; Micro-states; Notes; Further reading; 2 The world economy; The international monetary system; The Bretton Woods regime; The collapse of Bretton Woods; The ghost of monetary order; The international trade system; The GATT regime |
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The weakening of the GATT regimeThe Uruguay Round and the birth of the WTO; Notes; Further reading; 3 States and multinational corporations; The relationship with host states; The relationship with home states; Notes; Further reading; 4 States and conflict; Economic conflict; Ideological conflict; Racial conflict; Structural conflict; When sources of conflict overlap; Notes; Further reading; Part B The instruments of conflict; 5 Secret intelligence; The functions of secret intelligence; Changing methods of collection; Are intelligence failures inevitable?; 'Covert action'; Notes |
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Further reading6 Force; Brute force; The Napoleonic strategy; The indirect approach; Protracted war; Coercion; Deterrence; Coercive bargaining; Notes; Further reading; 7 Economic statecraft; The bases of economic power; How useful is foreign aid?; Economic sanctions; The popularity of sanctions; How effective are economic sanctions?; Notes; Further reading; 8 Propaganda; The rise of foreign propaganda; The ingredients of success; The effectiveness of propaganda; Defences against propaganda; Dangerous side-effects; Notes; Further reading; Part C The states-system |
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9 The 'constitution' of world politicsCommon interests; Rules of procedure; The problem of intervention; The institutions; Notes; Further reading; 10 The balance of power; The 'objectives' of the balance of power; How the balance of power works; In what circumstances does the balance work best?; Alliances; Alliances versus ententes; Arms control; Notes; Further reading; 11 Diplomacy; The functions of diplomacy; The attack on diplomacy; Survival and adaptation; Technical experts; Political leaders: 'summitry'; Conference diplomacy; Diplomacy at the UN; Interests sections |
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The diplomatic corps in third statesDiplomatic rites of passage; The special envoy; Joint commissions; Mediation; The survival of the resident embassy; Notes; Further reading; 12 Peacekeeping; Peacekeeping and collective security; The character of peacekeeping operations; Conditions required for launching peacekeeping operations; How effective is UN peacekeeping?; Non-UN peacekeeping; Notes; Further reading; 13 The UN welfare network; The work; The problems; 'Politicisation'; Poor coordination; Bureaucratic incompetence; Underfunding; Is the UN welfare network dispensable?; Notes |
| Summary |
A new Edition of this well-established introduction to international polits. As with the previous two editions, the book's emphasisis on states, the conflicts that divide them, the intruments they employ to pursue their ideals and secure their interesrts, and the systems of precepts and practices through which conflicts are worked out |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 05, 2014) |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
World politics -- 1945-1989.
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History, Modern -- 1945-1989.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- International.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General.
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History, Modern
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World politics
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317904069 |
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1317904060 |
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9781315847504 |
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1315847507 |
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