The Origins of National Interests
Title | The Origins of National Interests PDF eBook |
Author | Glenn R. Chafetz |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis US |
Pages | 444 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780714680484 |
The concept of "identity" in international relations offers too many vague and imprecise definitions of the concepts that stand at its very core. This text offers clear definitions of the concept of identity and the concepts surrounding the term.
The National Interest in International Relations Theory
Title | The National Interest in International Relations Theory PDF eBook |
Author | S. Burchill |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 233 |
Release | 2005-05-11 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0230005772 |
This is the first systematic and critical analysis of the concept of national interest from the perspective of contemporary theories of International Relations, including realist, Marxist, anarchist, liberal, English School and constructivist perspectives. Scott Burchill explains that although commonly used in diplomacy, the national interest is a highly problematic concept and a poor guide to understanding the motivations of foreign policy.
The Idea of National Interest
Title | The Idea of National Interest PDF eBook |
Author | Charles Austin Beard |
Publisher | Greenwood Publishing Group |
Pages | 600 |
Release | 1977 |
Genre | Investments, American |
ISBN |
End of History and the Last Man
Title | End of History and the Last Man PDF eBook |
Author | Francis Fukuyama |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 464 |
Release | 2006-03-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1416531785 |
Ever since its first publication in 1992, The End of History and the Last Man has provoked controversy and debate. Francis Fukuyama's prescient analysis of religious fundamentalism, politics, scientific progress, ethical codes, and war is as essential for a world fighting fundamentalist terrorists as it was for the end of the Cold War. Now updated with a new afterword, The End of History and the Last Man is a modern classic.
Defending the National Interest
Title | Defending the National Interest PDF eBook |
Author | Stephen D. Krasner |
Publisher | Princeton University Press |
Pages | 434 |
Release | 1978-11-21 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9780691021829 |
The book's basic analytic assumption is that there is a distinction between state and society. "Defending the National Interest" shows that the problem for political analysis is how to identify the underlying social structure and the political mechanisms through which particular societal groups determine the government's behavior.
China's Diplomacy: Theory And Practice
Title | China's Diplomacy: Theory And Practice PDF eBook |
Author | Jiemian Yang |
Publisher | World Scientific |
Pages | 557 |
Release | 2013-12-24 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1938134400 |
This book offers a comprehensive review of the Communist Party of China's approach to diplomacy, through an extensive evaluation of the major practices and theories behind the Party's diplomacy, with its main achievements in its 90 years of diplomacy highlighted. It delves into the views held by the Communist Party of China on the changing times, the international system, national interests, and developments in China's diplomacy. Other topics covered at length include China's traditional and non-traditional diplomatic practices as well as basic characteristics of the Party's diplomacy.Few books have touched on the Communist Party of China's diplomatic history in detail. China's Diplomacy: Theory and Practice fills the gap by shedding insights on the Communist Party of China's global strategies and diplomatic planning, contributing to the building an international relations theory with Chinese characteristics. Readers will gain a deeper understanding of China's international relations from the forward-looking analyses on the Party's core role in leading China's diplomacy, and the theoretical explanations behind the practices.
Origins of National Interests
Title | Origins of National Interests PDF eBook |
Author | Glenn Chafetz |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 444 |
Release | 2012-10-12 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 113632755X |
The concept of "identity" in international relations offers too many vague and imprecise definitions of the concepts that stand at its very core. This text offers clear definitions of the concept of identity and the concepts surrounding the term.