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SAGE 800.818.7243 or 805.499.9774 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. pt fax: 805.375.5291 ii International Relations PeRsPectIves on InteRnatIonal RelatIons: Power, Institutions, and Ideas FouRth edItIon Henry R. Nau, George Washington University Henry R. Nau's bestselling book is admired for its even-handed presentation of realism, liberalism, constructivism, and critical theory—and for expertly applying those perspectives in every chapter, training students to think critically about the world's most urgent issues. This hallmark of the book hasn't changed, but the overall length of the book has. With significantly briefer and more focused chapters, students can better grasp the causal logic and strong explanatory power of each of the perspectives as they explore the roots of major world events and approaches to critical issues. CONTENTS Introduction: Why We Disagree About International Relations / 1. How to Think About International Relations: Perspectives and Levels of Analysis / PART I: HISTORICAL PATTERNS / 2. World War I: World on Fire / 3. World War II: Why Did War Happen Again? / 4. The Origins and End of the Cold War / PART II: THE CONTEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM / 5. Realist Aspects of Today's World: Dominance, Balance of Power, and State Institutions / 6. Liberal Aspects of Today's World: Collective Goods, International Negotiations, Institutions and Law / 7. Identity Aspects of Today's World: Democracy, Religion, Ethnicity and Human Rights / PART III: GLOBALIZATION AND ITS CRITICS / 8. Realist and Liberal Aspects of Globalization: Trade, Investment, and Finance / 9. Identity Aspects of Globalization: Development and Environment / 10. Critical Theory Perspectives on Global Inequality, Imperialism, and Injustice NEw TO ThiS EdiTiON: • Now in full-color, an eye-catching new design appeals to both students and instructors, with more than 120 photos and visually stunning maps, tables, and graphs that display important concepts, key data, and empirical findings. • While retaining critical historical coverage of WWI through the end of the Cold War, deeper detail has been significantly cut—context matters, but the book's emphasis is on today's critical issues. • Discussion of the contemporary world from the post-cold war period to the present is now covered in chapters that present sustained analysis from each of the perspectives in turn. En- tire chapters devoted to how realism, liberalism, and identity perspectives each view contemporary interna- tional relations and globalization give students a deeper understanding of how each theory makes sense of the world. KEy FEaTurES: • Perspectives and Levels of analysis features give students an easy visual way to track how each perspective interprets events from the individual, domestic, and systemic levels. • Parallel Timelines exhibit how the various perspectives preference differ- ent events, from the origins of WWI to the current era. • Causal arrows are visual pointers that help students see and better understand causality from the various perspectives, encouraging close read- ing and critical thinking. • A marginal glossary defines every key term in the book and chapters end with a Summary, a Key Concepts list, and a robust set of Study Ques- tions. PaPerback ISbN: 978-1-4522-4148-7 • ©2015 • 576 PageS • • Explanation of symbols Titles displaying this symbol are available online through CourseSmart.com. Receive instant access to the entire text for review! online resources Titles displaying this symbol include FREE online instructor and/or student resources. SAGE edge offers a robust online environment featuring an impressive array of tools and resources for review, study, and further exploration, keeping both instructors and students on the cutting edge of teaching and learning. SAGE edge content is open access and available on demand.

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