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International Relations

The Key Concepts

Steven C Roach author Alexander D Barder author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:29th Sep '23

£135.00

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Featuring 16 new entries, International Relations: The Key Concepts, now in its fourth 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. New entries include the following:

  • Anthropocene
  • Authoritarian populism
  • Borders
  • Brexit
  • Dignity
  • Hierarchy
  • Intersectionality
  • Pandemic
  • Postmodern warfare
  • Race war
  • Resilience

Featuring suggestions for further reading as well as a unique guide to websites on international relations, this accessible guide is an invaluable aid to an understanding of this expanding field, ideal for student and non-specialist alike. It will serve as a vital reference text for undergraduate IR courses.

'This is a freshly updated edition of an already popular book, adding recent ideas like resilience and the Anthropocene to the established IR vocabulary. It manages to be clear and concise while covering each topic in sufficient detail as to offer an excellent guide to the discipline.'

Professor Jonathan Joseph, School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies, University of Bristol, UK.

ISBN: 9781032209654

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 760g

516 pages

4th edition