Very Interesting! Great Collection Of Historical Tracks

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	• International Relations Theory: Realism, Pluralism, Globalism, and Beyond (3rd Edition) Paul R. Viotti, Mark V. Kauppi Prentice Hall, 1998 - 509 pages average customer review:based on 5 reviews view larger image
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Basic about realism, pluralism, globalism

A very good comparative analysis of the international relations theory. The authors first introduce each theory and briefly characterize it, describe characteristic authors and explain the advantages and disadvantages of realists, pluralist and globalist. Following each brief review of a theory are a number of essays of typical authors. I personally used this book to prepare for my pre-exams in political science and there's nothing that comes close to it

A Decent Overview

This text seeks to combine a standard IR Theory reader with a IR theory general text. In its first endevor, this book excels. The texts chosen are from among the leaders of thier fields and are summerized clearly and cogently by the editors. In its second task, however, this book fails quite notably. The text written by the authors regarding Realism, Pluralism, and Globalism is poorly written and to broad to be of much use, although thier description of realism is far better than thier description of the others. I would reccomend this book only because of the excellent collection of articles found within. For a general IR theory text, I would look elsewhere.

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An Excellent Graduate Level Textbook

Kauppi and Viotti's work gives a comprehensive comparison between the contending theories of International Relations. Each section is followed by key readings which helps clear any misunderstanding and introduces to the student some of the finest texts supporting each perspective. Truly informative, great book. Recommended to Political Science graduate students everywhere.

Very Interesting! Great Collection Of Historical Tracks

Viotti and Kauppi take a slightly sympathetic view toward neo-conservative "realism" theory in another volume "International Relations Theory". This is a much better overview of the soft-science of IR and the history of IR across a variety of historical tracks. It will be a bookshelf keeper for me for the next 10 years.

An excellent overview and quick resource. Not too dense; filled with plenty of useful references in one volume.

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A rich and diverse collection of theoretical essays and excerpts, this volume divides and organizes the material by category for clarity and comprehensiveness. Selections range from the works of Thucydides to Alexander Wendt and comprise a rich and thorough overview of International Relations literature. Sections are organized by categories related to Globalism, Realism, and Pluralism. For anyone with an interest in International Relations Theories.