TY - BOOK AU - MINGST Karen A TI - Essentials of international relations SN - 0393928977 (pbk) : PY - 2008/// CY - New York PB - WW Norton KW - INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS N2 - General introduction to international relations covering IR in the modern world and the historical development of IR in the pre- and post-Westphalian systems. Then goes on to consider IR theories (e.g. liberalism, realism, radicalism), the international system, the state, the individual, international organizations including NGOs, war and conflict, political economiy, and concludes with some global issues - health and disease, environment, and human rights ER -