Introduction : Why We Disagree about International Relations
Chapter 1. How to Think about International Relations: Perspectives, Levels of Analysis, and Causal Arrows
PART I HISTORICAL PATTERNS
Chapter 2. World War I: World on Fire
Chapter 3. World War II: Why Did War Happen Again?
Chapter 4. The Origins and End of the Cold War
PART II THE CONTEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM
Chapter 5. Realist Perspectives on Today's World: Unipolarity, Rising Powers, Asymmetric Warfare, and Ethnic Conflicts
Chapter 6. Liberal Perspectives on Today's World: Collective Security, Multilateral Diplomacy, Interdependence, and International Institutions
Chapter 7. Identity Perspectives on Today's World: Democracy, Religion, Nationalism, and Human Rights
PART III GLOBALIZATION AND CHANGE
Chapter 8. Realist and Liberal Perspectives on Globalization: Security, Domestic Economy, Trade, Investment, and Finance
Chapter 9. Identity Perspectives on Globalization: Development and Environment
Chapter 10. Critical Theory Perspectives on Globalization: Inequality, Imperialism, and Injustice
Conclusion : Applying Perspectives and Levels of Analysis: The Case of the Democratic Peace