International Relations Theory: A Critical Introduction

By Cynthia Weber

Book Overview

The fifth edition of this innovative textbook introduces students to the main theories in International Relations. It explains and analyzes each theory, allowing students to understand and critically... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415778425
• ISBN13: 9780415778428
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.5" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Glad I had to read it

I also had to get this book for a graduate class in international relations. I thought Weber's technique of using movies to illustrate theories of international relations was innovative and effective. This is a text I will keep on my shelf and read again.

Fascinating look at metaphysics of major IR theories

The other reviewers may be approaching this book from an undergraduate perspective, which is entirely legitimate. I can remember well my own frustrations with the manner in which IR theorists seemed to simply ignore the facts of the real world. But as my studies progressed, I came to understand that theory is always present. It always mediates between the facts we see and the interpretations we put on them. This is why Cynthia Weber's book is so important. Thru her analysis of a series of films she demonstrates how each main IR theory is beholden to a certain metaphysics about the actors of world politics, and relations the define them. Its a very novel idea, and she writes in a very accessible manner. I will definitely be using this book in my IR classes from here on in.