History of International Relations- I

Paper Code: 
MIR 122
Credits: 
04
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

The objectives of this course are to: 1. This course provides a concise survey of history of world. 2. The aim of the course is to introduce the student genre to provide a comprehensive and in depth analysis of the various important events in international history. 3. The course will help in developing analytical understanding of the factors that led to various events and the policy orientations of the nations at that time 4. To provide a comprehensive and an in-depth orientation in the approaches to comprehend the character of contemporary international societies.

12.00

World War- I- causes and consequences, significance of Bolshevik Revolution, Rise of Nazism, Fascism

12.00

World War- II- causes and consequences; Peace treaties; emergence of Third World & NAM

12.00

Rise of superpowers; Cold War- different phases

12.00

Disarmament and arms control; Collapse of the USSR, end of Cold War

12.00

Transformation of international power structure: bipolarity into unipolarity and multipolarity

Essential Readings: 

Books Recommended: Essential Readings:  Heywood, A. (2010).Global Politics. London: Palgrave Macmillan  Basu, R.(2017). International Politics: Concepts, Theories and Issues. New Delhi: Sage Publications.  Ghai, U.R. (2017). International Politics Theory & Practice. New Delhi: New Academic Publishing Co.  Khanna, V.N. and Kumar, L.K. (2018) Foreign Policy of India. New Delhi: Vikas Publishing House  Chandra, P. Arora, P. (2012). International Politics. New Delhi: Cosmos Bookhive.  Kumar,M. (2017). Theoretical Aspects of International Politics. Agra: Shiva Lal Agrawala and Co.  Johri,J.C.(2014). International Relations and Politics: Theoretical Perspectives in the Post-Cold War Era. New Delhi: Sterling Publishers

References: 

Reference Books:  Palmer, N.D. & Perkins, H.C. (2004). International Relations. Delhi: AITBS Publishers and Distributors.  Sharma, S.R.(2003). US Iraq War: An Erosion of UN Authority. New Delhi: Mohit Publishers.  Nye, J. S.(2009). Understanding International Conflicts- An Introduction to Theory and History. New York: Pearson Longman.  Ray, A. K.(2004). Western Realism and International Relations: A Non Western view. Delhi: Foundation Books.  Melkote, R.S. and Rao, A.N.(1992). International Relations. New Delhi: Sterling.  Samuel P. Huntington, S.P.(1998). The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order. New York: Simon and Schuster.  Pfaltzqraff, R.L. and Dougherty,J. (1980).Contending Theories of International Relations.London: Harper and Row.  Morganthau, H. J.(1993).Politics among Nations. California: Mcgraw Hill 229  Deutsch, K. W.(1989). The Analysis of International Relations, New Delhi: Prentice Hall.  Sharma S.K.andSharma,U.(2000). International Relations: Theory and History (Vol. I&II). New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers and Distributors  Gehlot, N.S.andSatsangi,A.(2004). Indo –Pak Relations: Twists and Turns from Partition to Agra and Beyond. New Delhi: Deep and Deep Publications

Academic Year: 
2021-22
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