Commonsense Constructivism, or the Making of World Affairs

by Ralph Pettman

Overview

Fully accessible to students and scholars alike, this engaging book introduces the constructivist approach to understanding world affairs. In a highly readable and witty way, it shows how people and their social relations are the basis for everything around us — International Relations included.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780765605788
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/31/2000
Series:	International Relations in a Constructed World Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Introduction; Chapter 1 Making World Affairs; Part I The Neglected Aspects of the Discipline; Chapter 2 Making Modernity; Chapter 3 Making Sovereign Selves, Social Collectives, and Nations; Part II The Dominant Aspects of the Discipline; Chapter 4 Making States and Making Markets; conclusion Conclusion;