Within the realist school of international relations, a prevailing view holds that the anarchic structure of the international system invariably forces the great powers to seek security at one another's expense, dooming even peaceful nations to an unrelenting struggle for power and dominance. Rational Theory of International Politics offers a more nuanced alternative to this vi...(展开全部)

Theory of International Politics is a 1979 international relations theory book, written by Kenneth Waltz that elaborated a new theory, the neorealist theory of international relations, and surpassed the cognitive limitations of the past. Taking into account the influence of neoclassical economic theory, Waltz argued that the fundamental "ordering principle" (p. 88) of the inter...(展开全部)

肯尼思·华尔兹，1924年6月生于美国密执安州安阿伯，1950年和1954年在哥伦比亚大学分别获得政治学硕士和博士学位，先后在哥伦比亚大学、加州大学伯克利分校等校任教。曾担任美国对外政策委员会委员、美国政治学会会长等职，并荣获“詹姆斯·麦迪逊政治科学杰出学术贡献奖”。1994年退休，为加州大学伯克利分校政治学系终身荣誉教授。其主要著作有《人、国家与战争》（1959），《对外政策和民主政治》（1967），《国际政治理论》（1979）。其中《国际政治理论》一书自出版以来便被誉为“当代经典”，迄今为止是国际关系学界影响最大、引用率最高的著作。

Drawing upon philosophy and social theory, Social Theory of International Politics develops a theory of the international system as a social construction. Alexander Wendt clarifies the central claims of the constructivist approach, presenting a structural and idealist worldview which contrasts with the individualism and materialism which underpins much mainstream international ...(展开全部)

Living with people who differ--racially, ethnically, religiously, or economically--is the most urgent challenge facing civil society today. We tend socially to avoid engaging with people unlike ourselves, and modern politics encourages the politics of the tribe rather than of the city. In this thought-provoking book, Richard Sennett discusses why this has happened and what migh...(展开全部)

Widely recognized both in America and Japan for his insider knowledge and penetrating analyses of Japanese politics, Gerald Curtis is the political analyst best positioned to explore the complexities of the Japanese political scene today. Curtis has personally known most of the key players in Japanese politics for more than thirty years, and he draws on their candid comments to...(展开全部)

In this short, dense essay, Jean Cavaillès evaluates philosophical efforts to determine the origin—logical or ontological—of scientific thought, arguing that, rather than seeking to found science in original intentional acts, a priori meanings, or foundational logical relations, any adequate theory must involve a history of the concept. Cavaillès insists on a historical epistem...(展开全部)

In this short, dense essay, Jean Cavaillès evaluates philosophical efforts to determine the origin—logical or ontological—of scientific thought, arguing that, rather than seeking to found science in original intentional acts, a priori meanings, or foundational logical relations, any adequate theory must involve a history of the concept. Cavaillès insists on a historical epistem...(展开全部)

作者简介 罗伯特·阿克塞尔罗德：密歇根大学政治学与公共政策教授，美国科学院院士，著名的行为分析及博弈专家，主要由于他在博弈论和复杂性理论上的基础性突破而广为人知。阿克塞尔罗德是把计算机模型运用到社会科学问题领域的权威学者。作者受到过来自美国科学促进会、美国政治科学协会、麦克阿瑟基金会以及美国国家科学院的奖励。除本书外，还著有《合作的进化》等著作。

Robert Axelrod is widely known for his groundbreaking work in game theory and complexity theory. He is a leader in applying computer modeling to social science problems. His book The Evolution of Cooperation has been hailed as a seminal contribution and has been translated into eight languages since its initial publication. The Complexity of Cooperation is a sequel to that ...(展开全部)