International Relations, Third Canadian Edition (3rd Edition) - Softcover

Goldstein, Joshua S.; Pevehouse, Jon C.; Whitworth, Sandra

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0321714504 ISBN 13: 9780321714503

Publisher: Pearson Education Canada, 2012

Synopsis

International Relations presents the current concepts, theories, and events that comprise the discipline in a comprehensive yet accessible manner. Each of these elements is examined through the subfields of international security; international organization, law, and political economy; North-South issues; and the environment.

        This text illustrates how the various subfields of international relations are integrated conceptually while the use of concrete examples connects theory back to the real world events present in students’ lives.

The Third Canadian Edition deepens the Canadian perspective; includes new coverage of recent major international events; and places more emphasis on the Environment, International Law, and International Organizations.

About this title

About the Author:

Joshua S. Goldstein is Professor Emeritus of International Relations at the American University, Research Scholar at the University of Massachusetts, and Nonresident Sadat Senior Fellow at the University of Maryland. His research interests include war; conflict; international relations; world order; great-power relations; peacekeeping; international political economy; global North-South relations; gender; research methodology; social science.  Goldstein has won a MacArthur Foundation Individual Research and Writing Grant, the International Studies Association's Karl Deutsch Award for research, and the American Political Science Association's Victoria Schuck Award, among others.

 

Jon Pevehouse is an associate professor at the Harris School at the University of Chicago. His research interests include international organizations and international political economy issues in the field of international relations. Previous work has examined reciprocity within regional political conflicts, democratization and regional organizations, the political-military implications of international organizations, and economic independence. He has previously taught in the Political Science Department at the University of Wisconsin, where he received the Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award.

 

Sandra Whitworth is a Professor in the Department of Political Science at York University. She completed her PhD at Carleton University. Her research interests include global politics, international relations theory, and gender and international relations.

Review:

“Overall, this wonderful introductory text provides a comprehensive overview of the international themes and issues impacting Canada and the world at large.”

--Robert Farkasch, University of British Columbia

 

“Finding the right balance between research and analysis in an introductory textbook is not an easy feat, and the present work does a very good job in balancing the two dimensions....Worth special mentioning is the extensive list of references on the topics discussed in the text (few textbooks include such a detailed bibliography), which students can use when writing their assignments....The boxes in each chapter are the most attractive learning feature in the text.”

--Ruben Zaiotti, Dalhousie University

 

“[This text has] superb coverage of topics at a level that is unlikely to overwhelm students, while providing them with the intellectual foundations to pursue advanced studies in the field with the requisite blend of analysis of key concepts, theories and cases. The pedagogical benefit of the material added to the text cannot be underestimated. The blend of Canadian and international examples makes it possible for students to gain a perspective that is relevant and contextual.”

--Chaldeans Mensah, Grant MacEwan University

 

“Good discussion of concepts and examples, and a readable introduction to IR and global issues for undergraduates.”

--Mira Sucharov, Carleton University

 

“The issues handled are done in a probing and incisive way. The Canadian content makes this text one of the best. The tough questions are faced and students will be much more informed in their read of global politics after living through this wisely crafted tome.”

--Ron Dart, University of the Fraser Valley

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson Education Canada
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0321714504
• ISBN 13: 9780321714503
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 600