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International Relations

1. American Foreign Policy: The Dynamics of Choice in the 21st Century

   Bruce W. Jentleson

   Fourth Edition

   A crystal-clear, engaging introduction to U.S. foreign policy by one of the leading scholars in the field.More

2. International Political Economy: Perspectives on Global Power and Wealth

   Jeffry A. Frieden, David A. Lake, J. Lawrence Broz

   Fifth Edition

   The leading reader for international political economy courses has been thoroughly updated to reflect recent developments in IPE scholarship and in the global economy.More

3. The Post-American World

   Fareed Zakaria

   “Zakaria . . . may have more intellectual range and insights than any other public thinker in the West.” —Boston Sunday GlobeMore

4. Games of Strategy

   Avinash K. Dixit, David H. Reiley, Jr., Susan Skeath

   Third Edition

   Engaging and highly readable, Games of Strategy is a clear and comprehensive introduction to the study of game theory.More

5. Essential Readings in World Politics

   Karen A. Mingst, Jack L. Snyder

   Third Edition

   Essential Readings in World Politics introduces students to key literature on international relations—from classics in the field to contemporary debates among scholars today.More

6. The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad

   Fareed Zakaria

   Revised Edition

   “A work of tremendous originality and insight. ... Makes you see the world differently.”—Washington PostMore

7. Making Globalization Work

   Joseph E. Stiglitz

   "A damning denunciation of things as they are, and a platform for how we can do better."--Andrew Leonard, SalonMore

8. Global Capitalism: Its Fall and Rise in the Twentieth Century

   Jeffry A. Frieden

   "Magisterial history...one of the most comprehensive histories of modern capitalism yet written." —New York Times Book ReviewMore

9. Identity and Violence: The Illusion of Destiny

   Amartya Sen, Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

   “One of the few world intellectuals on whom we may rely to make sense out of our existential confusion.”—Nadine GordimerMore

10. Taming American Power: The Global Response to U.S. Primacy

    Stephen M. Walt

    Finalist for the 2006 Gelber Prize: "A brilliant contribution to the American foreign policy debate."—Anatol Lieven, New York Times Book ReviewMore

11. Globalization and Its Discontents

    Joseph E. Stiglitz

    This powerful, unsettling book gives us a rare glimpse behind the closed doors of global financial institutions by the winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Economics.More

12. The Spread of Nuclear Weapons: A Debate Renewed

    Scott Douglas Sagan, Kenneth N. Waltz

    Second Edition

    In The Spread of Nuclear Weapons: A Debate Renewed, professors Waltz and Sagan resume their well-known dialogue concerning nuclear proliferation and the threat of nuclear war.More

13. State Power and World Markets: The International Political Economy

    Joseph M. Grieco, G. John Ikenberry

    The first text to fully integrate economic principles with political analysis, State Power and World Markets provides a contemporary and comprehensive overview of the international political economy.More

14. The Tragedy of Great Power Politics

    John J. Mearsheimer

    College Edition

    A decade after the cold war ended, policy makers and academics foresaw a new era of peace and prosperity, an era in which democracy and open trade would herald the "end of history."More

15. Triangulating Peace: Democracy, Interdependence, and International Organizations

    John R. Oneal, Bruce Russett

    Does democracy reduce conflict?More