A Macat analysis of Kenneth Waltz's Theory of international politics (Record no. 60326)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9781912127078 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 327 |
| Item number | QUI/M |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Quinn, Riley |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | A Macat analysis of Kenneth Waltz's Theory of international politics |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | London |
| Name of publisher | Macat International |
| Year of publication | 2017 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 85p. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Kenneth Waltz’s 1979 Theory of International Politics is credited with bringing about a “scientific revolution” in the study of international relations – bringing the field into a new era of systematic study. The book is also a lesson in reasoning carefully and critically. Good reasoning is exemplified by arguments that move systematically, through carefully organised stages, taking into account opposing stances and ideas as they move towards a logical conclusion. Theory of International Politics might be a textbook example of how to go about structuring an argument in this way to produce a watertight case for a particular point of view.<br/><br/>Waltz’s book begins by testing and critiquing earlier theories of international relations, showing their strengths and weaknesses, before moving on to argue for his own stance – what has since become known as “neorealism”. His aim was “to construct a theory of international politics that remedies the defects of present theories.” And this is precisely what he did; by showing the shortcomings of the prevalent theories of international relations, Waltz was then able to import insights from sociology to create a more comprehensive and realistic theory that took full account of the strengths of old schemas while also remedying their weaknesses – reasoning out a new theory in the process. |
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| Topical Term | International relations--Philosophy |
| -- | International politics |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Gibson, Bryan |
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| Koha item type | BK |
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| Damaged status | Home library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Kannur University Central Library | Stack | 31/12/2020 | 327 QUI/M | 51809 | BK |