Includes bibliographical references and index.

The globalization of world politics / Jan Aart Scholte -- The evolution of international society / Robert H. Jackson -- International history 1900-1945 / Susan L. Carruthers -- International history 1945-1990 / Len Scott -- The end of the cold war / Richard Crockatt -- International history since 1989 / Michael Cox -- Realism / Tim Dunne and Brian C. Schmidt -- Liberalism / Tim Dunne -- Contemporary mainstream approaches : neo-realism and neo-liberalism / Steven L. Lamy -- Marxist theories of international relations / Stephen Hobden and Richard Wyn Jones -- Reflectivist and constructivist approaches to international theory / Steve Smith -- International and global security in the post-cold war era / John Baylis -- International political economy in an age of globalization / Ngaire Woods -- International regimes / Richard Little -- Diplomacy / Brian White -- The United Nations and international order / Paul Taylor -- Transnational actors and international organizations in global politics / Peter Willetts -- Environmental issues / Owen Greene -- Nuclear proliferation / Darryl Howlett -- Nationalism / Fred Halliday -- Culture in world affairs / Simon Murden -- Humanitarian intervention and world politics / Nicholas J. Wheeler and Alex J. Bellamy -- European and regional integration / Thomas Christiansen -- Global trade and finance / Jan Aart Scholte -- The communications and Internet revolution / Jonathan Aronson -- Poverty, development, and hunger / Caroline Thomas -- Gender issues / Jan Jindy Pettman -- Human rights / Chris Brown -- Globalization and the transformation of political community / Andrew Linklater -- Globalization and the post-cold war order / Ian Clark.

Fully revised and updated to cover the latest developments in international relations, the new edition of this textbook provides the ideal introduction for all students of international relations.