Chosen by John Lee
The Anarchical Society - Hedley Bull
Classic text from a doyen of the English School
Theory of International Politics/Man, the State and War - Kenneth Waltz
Two seminal volumes by leading neo-realist
Globalization/Anti-Globalization - David Held and Anthony McGrew
Lucid picture of modern global system
The Globalization of World Politics - John Baylis and Steve Smith
Comprehensive coverage of the big issues in IR
Imagined Communities - Benedict Anderson
Investigation into the phenomenon of nationalism
The Modern State - Christopher Pierson
Examines the predominant unit in global politics
The Twenty Years' Crisis - EH Carr
Realist assessment of inter-war 'utopianism'
Understanding International Relations - Chris Brown
Hard-hitting, with an empirical slant
International Theory - Martin Wight
Old-school forerunner to Bull, Brown et al
Failed States - Noam Chomsky
Coruscating and thunderingly intellectual demolition of US foreign policy
The End of History & The Last Man - Francis Fukuyama
Controversial treatise on the global dominance of the liberal democracy
The Clash of Civilisations & The Remaking of World Order - Samuel P Huntington
Future conflict foretold from a fresh perspective
The World Without Us - Alan Weisman
Penetrating examination of man's destruction of the ecosystem
Planet of Slums - Mike Davis
Grim/engrossing voyage into the global south
International Relations: The Key Concepts - Martin Griffiths, Terry O'Callaghan, Steven C Roach
Instant IR in alphabetical order
The Structure of International Society - Geoffrey Stern
Simple and concise
Losing Control - Paul Rogers
In-depth survey of nuclear proliferation and asymmetric warfare in globalized era
