Bueno de Mesquita, Bruce, 1946-

Principles of international politics / Bruce Bueno de Mesquita. - Fifth edition. - xxvii, 566 pages : illustrations (some colored) ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 505-522) and index.

Introduction I. FOUNDATIONS 1. Evaluating Arguments about International Politics 2. The Strategic Perspective: When Foreign Policy Collides With Domestic Politics 3. Tools for Analyzing International Affairs 4. An Introduction to Game Theory II. WAR 5. Why War: The Big Picture 6. Domestic Theories of War III. PEACE 7. How International Organizations Work, Or Don't Work 8. Global Warming: Designing a Solution 9. Human Rights, International Law and Norms 10. Free Trade or Fair: The Domestic Politics of Tariffs 11. Globalization: International Winners and Losers IV. WORLD ORDER 12. Foreign aid, Poverty and Revolution 13. Can Terrorism be Rational? 14. A Democratic World Order: Peace without Democratization Appendix A. Modern Political Economic History and International Politics Glossary Bibliography

No other introductory text delivers such an easily-understood contemporary explanation of international politics, while truly enabling students to learn how to use the key concepts and models themselves

College of Arts and Sciences

9781452202983 (pbk. : acidfree paper)

2012038576


International relations.

JZ1242 / .B84 2014

327.101/B86