Rethinking International Relations

by Fred Halliday

Presents an argument for a fresh theoretical approach to international relations and an application of that theory to the changes in the international system brought about by the end of the Cold War, offering an new theorization of the role of the state and a critique of major contenders in the analytic field, including English realism, American behavioralism, neo-realism, and post-modernism. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Genres: International Relations, Politics

292 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

Simon Frederick Peter Halliday, FBA (22 February 1946 in Dublin, Ireland – 26 April 2010 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain) was an Irish writer and academic specialising in International Relations and the Middle East, with particular reference to the Cold War, Iran, and the Arabian peninsula.