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Now in its third edition, this internationally successful title has been been fully revised and updated to cover the latest developments in world politics, with three new chapters on International Law, Terrorism and Social Constructivism and two updated case studies. Written specially for those coming to the subject for the first time, this text has been carefully edited by John Baylis and Steve Smith to ensure a coherent, accessible and lively account of the globalization of world politics. As with the last editon there is a fully supported companion web site featuring updated case studies of the conflicts in Kosovo and the 1990-91 Gulf War. There is also a new case study on Iraq.

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John Baylis is Professor and Head of Department of Politics and IR at the University of Wales, Swansea. He is also Pro-Vice Chancellor of the university. His publications include Dilemmas of World Politics, edited with N. J. Rengger (1992), The Diplomacy of Pragmatism: Britain and the Formation of NATO (1993), Ambiguity and Deterrence: British Nuclear Strategy 1945-1964 (1995) and Anglo-American Relations Since 1939: The Enduring Alliance (1998). Steve Smith is University Vice-Chancellor and Professor of International Studies in the Department of Politics at the University of Exeter. He specializes in international political theory. His publications include International Relations Theory Today, edited with Ben Booth (1995) and International Theory: Positivism and Beyond edited with Ken Booth and Marysia Zalewski (1996).

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