Contemporary Security Studies;

Bringing together selections from key scholars, Contemporary Security Studies, Third Edition, provides a comprehensive, highly accessible, and engaging introduction to the fast-evolving field of security studies. It covers a broad range of approaches and issues, from terrorism and interstate armed conflict to security issues centering on the environment, health, and transnational crime.

FEATURES

* Broad coverage of contemporary security studies

* Assumes no background knowledge and is therefore accessible to students new to the subject

* Carefully edited contributions from international experts

* Excellent learning features including readers' guides, key points, questions, guides to further reading, web links, text boxes, and a glossary

* A Companion Website providing case studies, web links, multiple-choice questions, and a flashcard glossary for students and PowerPoint-based lecture slides for instructors