International Relations: The Key Concepts (Routledge Key Guides) - Softcover

Griffiths, Martin; O'Callaghan, Terry; Roach, Steven C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415774373 ISBN 13: 9780415774376

Publisher: Routledge, 2007

Synopsis

Featuring over twenty new entries, International Relations: The Key Concepts, now in its second edition, is the essential guide for anyone interested in international affairs. Comprehensive and up-to-date, it introduces the most important themes in international relations in the post 9/11 era.

Key areas cover international criminal law, human rights, the developing world (the Arab League, African Union), globalization and strategic studies. New entries include:

• the English School
• the Digital Divide
• the War on Terror
• the Bush Doctrine
• the International Criminal Court
• legitimacy
• global warming
• unilateralism
• the Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries (OPEC).

Featuring suggestions for further reading as well as a unique guide to web sites on international relations, this accessible guide is an invaluable aid to an understanding of this expanding field and is ideal for the student and non-specialist alike.

About this title

About the Author

Martin Griffiths is Senior Lecturer in the School of Political and International Studies at Flinders, Australia; Terry O'Callaghan is Senior Lecturer in the School of International Studies at the University of South Australia; and Steven C. Roach is Assistant Professor in the Department of Government and International Affairs at the University of South Florida

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415774373
• ISBN 13: 9780415774376
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 424