Alternative textbook(s)?

[doted]

Hey guys, wondering whether there are any alternative inter studs textbooks for this year? The 'Power and International Politics' book can get a little dull at times..

[saaaaaam]

I was asking the same thing around this time last year. Unfortunately there isn't another text book.

[andy456]

i dont know if this would work but you could try looking through uni international studies books for the info you need..... Ive found that the politics textbook explains quite a bit of the legal course in great detail so it may also apply to international studies

[doted]

hmm.. will look into that. thanks for the suggestion

[jaccerz]

there isnt any other textbook.
but if you are finding it tough or just wanting some extra info on certain areas, send me a pm and i can see what i can pull out of my "speshul" notes from last year

[doted]

thanks jaccerz, i'll keep that in mind

[aiming_95]

*Bump*

Is there still only 1 textbook ?

[jaccerz]

*Bump*

Is there still only 1 textbook ?

I believe so.

is there a certain part of the text book you are having trouble with?

[aiming_95]

Na I'm actually asking because I was thinking of purchasing the textbook from now, since I'm doing it next year and wanted to familiarise myself with the content.

[chrisjb]

Na I'm actually asking because I was thinking of purchasing the textbook from now, since I'm doing it next year and wanted to familiarise myself with the content.

:O DON'T DO IT YET!!

you've got a new study design. Wait for them to publish the new book (if they haven't already)

[aiming_95]

Haha I can sense your urgency
Yep, will definitely wait until my book list comes out before purchasing any textbooks.

What are the odds the textbook will stay the same even with changes to the study design ?

[chrisjb]

Haha I can sense your urgency
Yep, will definitely wait until my book list comes out before purchasing any textbooks.

What are the odds the textbook will stay the same even with changes to the study design ?

Well, if the subject is anything like it was this year, you will never use the textbook anyway. I found that news websites (FUCKING THANKYOU AL JAZEERA) and theoretical international relations essays and papers and reports put up by people with their masters n shi- were 100X more important. It's a subject where you have to really delve into a lot of stuff for yourself and allow yourself to get a little bit off track.

For example, over the summer holidays, I would definitely recommend learning about Realism, Neoliberalism, liberal internationalism, neoimperialism and perhaps one of the other more obscure views on internationalism. They are interesting in and of themselves, but if you can drop a mention to Mr Hedley Bull in one of your essays you'll be miles ahead of the rest of the cohort.

[aiming_95]

Thanks for the advice will definitely do exactly as you said.

[gossamer]

Haha I can sense your urgency
Yep, will definitely wait until my book list comes out before purchasing any textbooks.

What are the odds the textbook will stay the same even with changes to the study design ?

I'm fairly certain that there will be a new textbook, because from what I've heard, the International Studies (or whatever the subject is being called next year) teacher at my school (co-?)wrote it

[aiming_95]

Yeh that was probably expected with changes to the study design.