International relations theory /
Mark V. Kauppi, Paul R. Viotti.
- Sixth Edition.
- xii, 428 pages ; 26 cm
Fifth edition: 2012.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
PART 1. Images of international relations theory Realism:The state and balance of power -- Liberalism: Interdependence and global governance -- Eceonomic structuralism: Global capitalism and postcolonialism -- The english school: International society and grotian rationalism PART 2. Interpretive understandings & normative considerations : Constructivist understandings -- positivism, critical theory, and postmodern understandings -- Feminist understanding in IR theory -- Normative IR theory : Ethics and morality -- PART 3. The intellectual roots of IR theory: The ancient: Greek, Chineses, and Indian thought -- Greco-roman thougth and the middle ages -- The rise of the state and modern political thought