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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 327.101
EAN num: 9780073261188
ISBN number: 0073261181
Label: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
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Page Count: 526
Printing Date: January 27, 2006
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Much praised for being both accessible and scholarly, John Rourke's text uses current examples to illustrate theories. The eleventh edition has been meticulously revised to recognize new scholarship and to update coverage of world events and trends, including elections in Iraq, Israel's withdrawal from Gaza, the defeat of the E.U. Constitution by French and Dutch voters, the tsunami in Indonesia, the very first investigations of the International Criminal Court, corruption in the UN’s oil-for-food program, and growing U.S.-China tensions over China's arms program.
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This book is the text book for a class my daughter is taking. The school's bookstore was out of stock and could not provide a date when the text would be restocked
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This book is terrible. Every chapter begins with at least one Shakespeare quote which leads one to wonder whether this man spends more time considering politics or indulging in sonnets. The book is structured to make international relations appear as Shakespearean dramas which becomes extremely annoying after the very first five pages. The references are vague, many terms left undefined, and somehow beyond the condescending tone of the book he finds a way to make every sentence that actually contains important information structurally unbearable. If I did not have really smart friends who are majoring in International Affairs this book would convince me that such majors are a joke.
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This book is absolutely painful to read. If you have to purchase this book for class, be prepared for chapter 7, 10, & 11. These are the most painful chapters in the book. In these chapters it is very hard to follow the text (i.e. main points). Other students and I got migranes from trying to prepare notes for these chapters for a test. Just horrible.
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Rourke covers topics using horizontal and vertical methods. He explaisn the nature of power relationships, non governmental organizations, intergovernmental organizations, and other political structural forms horizontally while explaining political happenings and characters vertically. His section on the nature and conduct of diplomacy is quite well done for a survey textbook. The level of articulation and the engagement of the reader makes this a good choice for a survey or introductory World Politics classroom. AP World History course instructors may also want to examine this book as it may fit well with high school students as well as undergraduates.
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Good book for an introduction to International Relations couse in terms of topics covered - but the author's bias is clearly leaning toward that of an idealist/globalist. Make sure you get a balanced perspective from the other side of the coin before taking this text as gospel.
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