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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 327
EAN num: 9780199297771
ISBN number: 0199297770
Label: Oxford University Press, USA
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 745
Printing Date: January 18, 2008
Publishing house: Oxford University Press, USA
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Product Description:
Now in its fourth edition, this internationally successful text has been fully revised and updated in light of recent developments in world politics, with new chapters on the changing nature of war, human security, and international ethics. A comprehensive introduction to international relations, it is ideally suited to students coming to the subject for the very first time. It provides a coherent, accessible, and lively account of the globalization of world politics.
Features:
* Contains work from an impressive line-up of international contributors who are experts in their fields; the chapters have been carefully edited in order to ensure an integrated and coherent style throughout the book
* Covers history, theory, structures and processes, and international issues
* Offers a visually stunning 4-colour interior
* Enhanced by a comprehensive companion website that includes a test bank, PowerPoint slides, case studies, multiple-choice questions, links to journal articles, a flashcard glossary, and--new to this edition--video clips, video pod-casts of contributors, and a news feed
New to this Edition:
* Three new chapters on the changing nature of war, human security, and international ethics
* Each chapter includes a 400-word case study
* More examples from the developing world
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THE BOOK WAS IN THE CONDITION DESCRIBED AND I GOT IT WITHIN THE TIMEFRAME SPECIFIED. THANK YOU.
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It is an excellent book if you desire to study International Relation. The book gave you very intensive review of all kinds of theory, included but not limited to: Realism theory, Liberalism theory, the English School theory, Constructivism theory, Marxism theory and so on. The book gave you very detail descriptions of every theory and some historical examples.
The book is written and published by British writer and publisher, which gave you slightly different point of views from domestic (U.S.) writers and publishers in regarding international relation.
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I've read three chapters so far (23, 1, 2) and am very unhappy with the book.
The flow of ideas is poor. It is common to read essentially the same sentence a page or two later and then again a page or two later.
I've already found a few spelling mistakes and one or two grammatical mistakes. Many places the grammar is technically correct, but the wording is just horrible. It sounds in a sense that the author is making a strained effort to sound more intelligent at the expense of readability.
It gets two stars...there actual seems to be a decent amount of information there, the author IS intelligent it appears, but they simply have difficulty conveying that information (at least through writing)
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It is one of the most comprehensive and exhaustive IR books a proffesional, academic or student, can have. I recommend it without any doubt.
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The organization of the work is excellent and many of the chapters (including those written by John Baylis) were clear, concise, and easy for a graduate class to follow. Unfortunately, other selections in the work are diffuse, rambling, or awkwardly-written. Moreover, despite an endeavor to provide a balanced perspective on whether globalization is actually occurring, the work tends to support the globalization argument without providing strong evidence. Baylis' brilliant initial chapter actually presents a plausible case against globalization. Finally, despite the importance of nationalist and religious-based ideologies in motivating transnational behavior, these concepts receive less coverage than, for example, feminist theories. I had to construct an entire unit on Christian and Islamic principles of transnational relations from supplementary materials. Although I might assign Baylis' very first chapter as required reading, the quality of the writing in the remaining 400+ pages is too inconsistent to be a good text.
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