- Paperback: 665 pages
- Publisher: CQ Press; 2nd Revised edition edition (January 2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1568027710
- ISBN-13: 978-1568027715
- Product Dimensions: 23.7 x 19.2 x 3.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.2 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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"Principles of International Politics is more than an excellent textbook for students of international and comparative politics. Bueno de Mesquita is one of the very few scholars who is able to combine historical insight with in-depth theoretical explanati"
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The only introductory text that offers students real world skills for real world issues Leaders want to stay in power. In fact, decision makers regularly forego sincerely held beliefs rather than risk losing their jobs. This self-interest is the decisive motivation for action in the international arena and forms the theoretical backbone for this distinct, exciting departure from other introductory texts. Bruce Bueno de Mesquita has now enhanced and improved this exciting text's coverage and conceptual focus, while revising and updating chapters to make Principles even more accessible to students. In addition to important new coverage of international political economy, law, organisations, and international political history, the second edition is even better organised, and contains more user-friendly explanations of technical material, as well as a host of new examples drawn from current world events. Student Workbook: Applying the Strategic Perspective Problems and Models, Second Edition Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and D. Scott Bennett This useful workbook has been redesigned and refocused specifically to help students understand the game theoretic and other technical concepts that structure the strategic perspective. Matching Principles chapter by chapter, students work through problem sets to apply what they've learned. With new material adapted from the textbook, novice students will hone their problem-solving skills, whilst more advanced students have the opportunity to test their capabilities with challenging material. 1-56802-775-3 paperback GBP9.99190 X 235mm 133 pages 2003 Special Offer! Buy the text and workbook shrink-wrapped together at the special price of GBP34.99 Order using ISBN: 1-56802-794-X Ancillaries - Free to adopters! 1. Solutions manual - containing all the answer to the workbook's problems and exercises 2. Instructor's CD-ROM with test bank and PowerPoint slides - over 450 test items - multiple-choice questions, true/false statements, as well as essay questions. With CQP Test Writer, instructors can create multiple forms of a test to prevent cheating, print out matching answer keys, and customize questions to meet individual needs. PowerPoint slides highlight key concepts and provide a spring board for Bruce
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Self-Righteous,
By A Customer
This review is from: Principles of International Politics: People's Power, Preferences, and Perceptions (Paperback)
Throughout this text, Bueno de Mesquita tries to convey to the reader his belief that all wars and conflicts in the history of the world could have been avoided if only the decision makers had read his book. And through it all, he manages to project a sense of self-righteous superiority that I have never before seen in a book designed to be a textbook. I personally think that his theory has merit, but it is not the cure-all for international politics. He uses many examples, some of which are good and some of which are bad. An example of the latter is found in the chapter on preferences (9) when he spends about 10 pages on an inane and contrived example concerning a soda machine and the choices involved. Stick with examples involving the subject of the book! Also, he likes to refer to himself a lot. There is one instance in which he refers to his own past works 5 times in 2 consecutive paragraphs. This so annoyed me that I began highlighting each incident of self-citation, which generally occurs on every page.That being said, if you're interested in BDM's strategic theory of International Relations, this is a good book, but if you want a more objective and comprehensive explanation of various IR theories, I would go with something else.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Simplistic and obvious,
By A Customer
This review is from: Principles of International Politics: People's Power, Preferences, and Perceptions (Paperback)
From one of the high priests of the rational choice cult comes a simplistic and obvious book. Foreign policy decision makers are motivated to keep their jobs! Really? Gee, we never knew that Bruce. Terrible book!
5.0 out of 5 stars
An eye opener!,
By Murat Birsel (Istanbul, Turkey) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Principles of International Politics: People's Power, Preferences, and Perceptions (Paperback)
You want to know what the Matrix is? Read the book. This is the real thing!
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