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Print Price: $115.99

Format:
Paperback
224 pp.
6.125" x 9.25"

ISBN-13:
9780190216092

Copyright Year:
2018

Imprint: OUP US


International Politics

How History Modifies Theory

John M. Owen, IV and Richard N. Rosecrance

Presenting the development of international relations and its theories in a historical narrative spanning 500 years, International Politics offers a fresh perspective on twenty-first century world politics. Offering a broader and deeper historical perspective than any other text on the market, it demonstrates how history can explain and impact theory development in the field of international relations.

Readership : Students in Introductory Global Politics, International Relations, International Relations and Theory and History of International Relations courses.

Reviews

  • "I am highly enthusiastic about International Politics: How History Modifies Theory. I love the deeper historical perspective. The blend of history and theory is both sophisticated yet accessible."
    --Ewan Harrison, Rutgers University, New Brunswick

  • "The authors are preeminent scholars who clearly command expertise in this area. The scholarship is excellent."
    --Steve Chan, University of Colorado, Boulder

  • "This is an interesting project by two very well known and accomplished scholars. We are bereft of works that show the interplay of deep history with theory, and this book fills that void nicely."
    --Steve Yetiv, Old Dominion University

Preface
1. International Politics: How We Got Here
2. The Reformation and the Absolutists State
3. A Note on the Rest of the World: Empire and Struggle
4. Trading Vocations and Domestic Liberties
5. Liberalization, Revolution, and Reaction
6. Liberalization, Backlash, and the World Crisis
7. The World Crisis Continues
8. The Cold War and the Liberal International Sub-System
9. The West's Overbalance of Power and Globalization
10. World Politics Today

E-Book ISBN 9780190216139

John M. Owen IV is Ambassador Henry J. and Mrs. Marion R. Taylor Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia and a Faculty Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture. He has held fellowships at Harvard, Princeton, Stanford, and Oxford universities, the Free University of Berlin, and the Berlin Social Science Research Center, and is a recipient of a Research Prize from the Humboldt Foundation of Bonn, Germany. A former Editor of Security Studies, he is author of Liberal Peace, Liberal War (2000) and The Clash of Ideas in World Politics (2010). He serves on the editorial board of International Security.

Richard N. Rosecrance is Distinguished Research Professor of Political Science at UCLA and Senior Fellow of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. He studies the trends in autonomy and interdependence in Europe and Asia, most particularly China.

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Special Features

  • A concise yet comprehensive exploration of the development of international relations and its theories in a historical narrative spanning 500 years.
  • Examines the historical context of theories - rather than simply listing the many theories of IR - to provide a better understanding of behaviour in world politics.
  • Written by experts in the field, exposing students to an authoritative overview of current perspectives on ideological "convergence" and fragmentation in twenty-first century world politics.