Includes bibliographical references (p. [162]-175) and index.

INtrucing International Relations -- States in world history -- Theorizing international relations -- International relations in the twentieth century -- Security and insegurity in the contemporary world -- Global governance and world order -- International political economy -- International relations in a globalizing world -- Conclusión : A Post - international World ?.

International relations emerged as a distinct academic discipline in the early twentieth century as scholars and practitioners sought to address the causes of war and conditions for peace in a systematic and sustained way. its philosophic foundations, however, draw on centuries of thinking about human nature, political authority and obligation, justice and injustice, and their implications for relations within and between political communities.