Autorentext
Kenneth N. Waltz (19242013) was a preeminent scholar of international relations. He was Ford Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, and was senior research scholar at the Institute of War and Peace Studies at Columbia University, where he began his academic career. His books include Theory of International Politics (1979).

Stephen M. Walt is Robert and Renée Belfer Professor of International Affairs at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.

Klappentext

In this landmark work of international relations theory, first published in 1959, the eminent realist scholar Kenneth N. Waltz offers a foundational analysis of the nature of conflict between states.

Inhalt
Foreword to the 2018 Anniversary Edition, by Stephen M. Walt
Preface to the 2001 Edition
Preface to the 1959 Edition

1. Introduction
2. The First Image: International Conflict and Human Behavior
3. Some Implications of the First Image: The Behavioral Sciences and the Reduction of Interstate Violence
4. The Second Image: International Conflict and the Internal Structure of States
5. Some Implications of the Second Image: International Socialism and the Coming of the First World War
6. The Third Image: International Conflict and International Anarchy
7. Some Implications of the Third Image: Examples from Economics, Politics, and History
8. Conclusion
   Bibliography
   Index