Realism and international politics / Kenneth N. Waltz.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pt. I. Theory. Kant, liberalism, and war, 1962 -- Conflict in world politics, 1971 -- Reflections on Theory of international politics : a response to my critics, 1986 -- The origins of war in neorealist theory, 1988 -- Realist thought and neorealist theory, 1990 -- Evaluating theories, 1997 -- Thoughts about assaying theories, 2003 -- Pt. II. International politics. The stability of a bipolar world, 1964 -- Contention and management in international relations, 1965 -- International structure, national force, and the balance of world power, 1967 -- The myth of national interdependence, 1970 -- The emerging structure of international politics, 1993 -- Structural realism after the Cold War, 2000 -- Globalization and governance, 1999 -- The continuity of international politics, 2002 -- Pt. III. Military affairs. Reason, will, and weapons, 1959 -- Toward nuclear peace, 1983 -- Nuclear myths and political realities, 1990 -- A reply (to critics of Sagan and Waltz), 1995 -- Pt. IV. Policy. The politics of peace, 1967 -- America's European policy viewed in global perspective, 1974 -- Another gap?, 1981 -- America as a model for the world? : a foreign policy perspective, 1991.

Pt. I. Theory. Kant, liberalism, and war, 1962 -- Conflict in world politics, 1971 -- Reflections on Theory of international politics : a response to my critics, 1986 -- The origins of war in neorealist theory, 1988 -- Realist thought and neorealist theory, 1990 -- Evaluating theories, 1997 -- Thoughts about assaying theories, 2003 -- Pt. II. International politics. The stability of a bipolar world, 1964 -- Contention and management in international relations, 1965 -- International structure, national force, and the balance of world power, 1967 -- The myth of national interdependence, 1970 -- The emerging structure of international politics, 1993 -- Structural realism after the Cold War, 2000 -- Globalization and governance, 1999 -- The continuity of international politics, 2002 -- Pt. III. Military affairs. Reason, will, and weapons, 1959 -- Toward nuclear peace, 1983 -- Nuclear myths and political realities, 1990 -- A reply (to critics of Sagan and Waltz), 1995 -- Pt. IV. Policy. The politics of peace, 1967 -- America's European policy viewed in global perspective, 1974 -- Another gap?, 1981 -- America as a model for the world? : a foreign policy perspective, 1991.

"El realismo y la política internacional reúne los ensayos recopilados de Kenneth N. Waltz, uno de los pensadores más importantes e influyentes de las relaciones internacionales en la segunda mitad del siglo 20. Sus libros El hombre, el Estado y la guerra y la teoría de la política internacional Los clásicos de la teoría de las relaciones internacionales y dio a luz a la escuela de pensamiento conocida como neo-realismo o realismo estructural, de la que han surgido muchos de los cultivos actuales de eruditos y pensadores realistas.Waltz enmarca estas piezas seminales en su desarrollo teórico explicando el Contexto en el que fueron escritas y, basándose en los objetivos más amplios de estas teorías, explica la naturaleza esquiva del equilibrio de poder en el sistema internacional de hoy en día. Es un volumen esencial tanto para estudiantes como para académicos ". -- Editor.