Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 178
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Trim: 6¼ x 9⅜
978-0-7425-6742-9 • Hardback • March 2018 • $66.00 • (£51.00)
978-0-7425-6743-6 • Paperback • March 2018 • $36.00 • (£30.00)
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Eric K. Leonard is Henkel Family Chair in International Affairs at Shenandoah University.
Chapter 1
| Introduction: Helping You Understand the World
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| Eric K. Leonard
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Chapter 2
| Realism and Neorealism: Power-Based Theory
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| Mark Sachleben
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Chapter 3
| Liberalism: Explaining the Presence of Cooperation
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| Eric K. Leonard
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Chapter 4
| Marxism: Why Social Class Matters
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| Eric K. Leonard
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Chapter 5
| Social Constructivism: The Power of Ideas and Norms
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| Alice D. Ba and Matthew J. Hoffmann
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Chapter 6
| Feminism: Seeing Gender in Global Politics
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| Laura Sjoberg
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Chapter 7
| Postmodernism: Rethinking the Study of International Relations
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| Rosemary E. Shinko
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Chapter 8
| Wrap-Up: What Should We Make of IR Theory?
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| Eric K. Leonard
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Building Your IR Theory Toolbox excels at its primary goal—it provides students with a highly accessible, entertaining introduction to the field. The book’s use of informal language eases students into sophisticated theoretical perspectives, and its case studies ground those perspectives in real world examples.
— Michael Jacobs, Gordon College
A well-written, organized, and comprehensive look at the major theories in international relations gearedfor undergraduates. The text is challenging but written at exactly the correct level. I highly recommend this book.
— Christopher Cook, University of Pittsburgh
Accessible to the survey-level student, both political science majors and non-majors alike
Covers all the major IR theories—realism, liberalism, Marxism, social constructivism, feminism, and post-modernism—along with many of their different iterations, including neo-realism, neo-liberal institutionalism, and dependency theory
Provides a theoretically-grounded foundation for the study of international relations
An excellent supplement to Introduction to International Politics textbooks
Includes a “Thinking Like…” section that provides insight for students to see the world through different theoretical lenses
Each chapter contains a discussion of how the theory applies to one or more actual cases in world politics
Each chapter includes a wrap-up section that contains a key take-home message
Each chapter provides an annotated “Further Reading” section
Written in an informal style designed to be engaging to the typical freshman and sophomore undergraduate
Designed to be both challenging and accessible at the same time