Finney, Patrick, 1968-

Palgrave advances in international history / edited by Patrick Finney. - Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005. - xii, 366 p. ; 23 cm.; Pbk - Palgrave advances .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 342-344) and index.

Introduction : What is international history? / Patrick Finney
1. Diplomacy and decision-making / T.G. Otte
2. Power, strategy, armed forces and war / John Ferris
3. Political economy / Bruce Cumings
4. Ideology / Nigel Gould-Davies
5. International relations theories and methods / Miriam Fendius Elman
6. Intelligence / Peter Jackson and Len Scott
7. Propaganda, communications and public opinion / Susan L. Carruthers
8. Non-governmental organizations and non-state actors / Jeremi Suri
9. The imperial and the postcolonial / Mark Philip Bradley
10. Culture / Andrew J. Rotter
11. Gender / Glenda Sluga
12. Global history / Akira Iriye.

This text serves as an advanced introduction to the field of international history. With contributions from a range of scholars, it maps the current terrain of the sub-discipline through essays that both appraise recent historiography and analyze theoretical, methodological and conceptual issues. The chapters are thematically focused and expansive in their geographical scope, doing full justice both to established core areas of concern and to innovative approaches. The topics covered are: diplomacy and decision-making; economics; strategy and warfare; ideology; intelligence; propaganda, communications and opinion; non-state actors; imperialism and post-colonialism; gender; culture; systems and IR models; and global history.

9781403904409 (pbk.)


Historiography.
International relations.
World politics.

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