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International Relations and World Politics 5th Edition
Author(s): Paul R. Viotti (Author), Mark V. Kauppi (Author)
- Publisher: Pearson
- Publication Date: February 26, 2012
- Edition: 5th
- Language: English
- Print length: 550 pages
- ISBN-10: 0205854648
- ISBN-13: 9780205854646
Book Description
Updated in its 5th edition, International Relations and World Politics 5th Edition is a toolkit that offers an authoritative survey of the field and practical ways to analyze current and future world problems. Drawn from the authors’ experience as scholars and practitioners, this new edition was completely rewritten to focus on an enduring teaching and learning goal–how individuals can apply theory, history, geography, and more for a lifetime of understanding politics in a globalized world. Whether as actors themselves in world politics, participants in the global economy, or simply readers of world news, those reading International Relations and World Politics 5th Edition not only get more help to master the field’s concepts but also get more help to understand that these are real-world ideas with real-world implications.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“International Relations and World Politics 5th Edition provides a wide-ranging yet impressively concise examination of all the key themes, trends, and issues of contemporary international politics. The fifth edition of this impressive work is warmly recommended to instructors and students as an essential tool for engaging world politics.”—Bruce Hoffman, Georgetown University
About the Author
Paul Viotti is Professor at the University of Denver’s Josef Korbel School of International Studies and Executive Director of the Institute on Globalization & Security. He also served for three decades in the Air Force, retiring as a Colonel after teaching political science at the Air Force Academy for 20 years.
Mark V. Kauppi is the Program Manager for the Department of Defense’s counterterrorism training program for intelligence analysts; he is responsible for providing and overseeing instruction to analysts not only from the Department of Defense but also intelligence agencies, law enforcement organizations, and foreign partners. Mark has been an adjunct professor at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service since 2000.
