International Relations

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Thomas Patterson, Gary Halter

Patterson's The American Democracy has long been a best seller for AP US Government classes due to its insightful, readable, and balanced portrayal of the American political system. The 10th edition continues this tradition of excellence while introducing a new emphasis on political thinking at a time when hyper-partisanship is the order of the day and unbiased political information is often drowned out by other sources. This text aims to help you learn how to think about politics. By introducing you to the tools that political scientists use, you will work through the process of forming a knowledgeable view about a political issue. This text will help you learn how to think politically by providing you with analytical tools that can sharpen your understanding of American politics. The tools are derived from political science -- the systematic study of government and politics. - Publisher.

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Keith Shimko

Teaching readers to think systematically and critically about international affairs, this textbook delivers brief, topical coverage with a debate framework and primary source readings included throughout.

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Charles R. Beitz

"In this revised edition of his 1979 classic Political Theory and International Relations, Charles Beitz rejects two highly influential conceptions of international theory as empirically inaccurate and theoretically misleading. In one, international relations is a Hobbesian state of nature in which moral judgments are entirely inappropriate, and in the other, states are analogous to persons in domestic society in having rights of autonomy that insulate them from external moral assessment and political interference. Beitz postulates that a theory of international politics should include a revised principle of state autonomy based on the justice of a state's domestic institutions, and a principle of international distributive justice to establish a fair division of resources and wealth among persons situated in diverse national societies."--BOOK JACKET.

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John Baylis, Steve Smith, Patricia Owens

Now in its fifth edition, this title has been fully revised and updated in the light of recent developments in world politics, with new chapters on the changing nature of war, human security, and international ethics.