{"product_id":"contemporary-security-studies-alan-collins-9780198895442","title":"Contemporary Security Studies","description":"The definitive introduction to security studies, focusing on key theoretical approaches and the critical issues shaping today's global security landscape. \u003cem\u003eContemporary Security Studies\u003c\/em\u003e offers a uniquely engaging introduction to Security Studies, addressing key theories and contemporary issues in the field. A team of expert scholars strikes a careful balance between depth and clarity, making it an essential companion for students exploring the modern security agenda. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey features: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Offers broad, easy-to-digest coverage of the key theories and concepts in Security Studies \u003cbr\u003e- Brings together carefully edited contributions from international experts in the field, giving students insights from a range of leading scholars \u003cbr\u003e- 'Think point' boxes challenge students to question their own assumptions, and help to develop critical thinking skills \u003cbr\u003e- Case study boxes encourage students to connect theory and practice by demonstrating the real-world manifestations of political issues \u003cbr\u003e- Includes coverage of critical Security Studies perspectives, including poststructuralism, postcolonialism, and post-human.\u003cbr\u003e- Considers a broad range of traditional and non-traditional security issues, from inter-state armed conflict and nuclear weapons to security issues centring on the environment, crime and cyber-attacks\u003cbr\u003e- Also available as an e-book with functionality, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning support \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew to this edition: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Chapter 3 provides a new look on how liberal ideas underpin liberal internationalism and how these ideas have a long history of ordering international politics, but constantly find themselves contested, challenged, and in crisis.\u003cbr\u003e- A new Chapter 13 on nonhuman security studies introduces students to this innovative approach to Security Studies, explaining the insecurities that arise for some humans, other species and non-sentient beings (rivers, mountains, etc) during the Anthropocene, an era in which human activity is having a fundamental impact on the planet's biosphere.\u003cbr\u003e- A revised Chapter 15 on military security, tracing the use of force in achieving security, and the management of force, via alliances and arms control, in statecraft. \u003cbr\u003e- Chapter 22 on terrorism has been reworked to provide in-depth explanation of the challenges of defining terrorism, the complications with counter-terrorism in preventing acts of terrorism from occurring before they happen, and the insights that Critical Terrorism Studies, feminism, and postcolonialism offer.\u003cbr\u003e- A revised Chapter 24 on energy security, which traces the evolving concept of energy security, revealing the shifting nature of it as a geopolitical concern, and concluding by examining it from an individual rather than state perspective. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDigital Formats \u0026amp; Resources: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 7th edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats: the e-book and Politics Trove offer a mobile experiences and convenient access along with multiple choice questions, lecturer power point slides and lectured test bank, functionality tools, navigation features and links that offer extra learning support. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more information about e-books, please visit www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk\/ebooks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan Collins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0198895445\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780198895442\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.66h x 7.57w x 1.09d","brand":"Alan Collins","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47965121413375,"sku":"9780198895442","price":59.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_86ab45ce-6d6a-4d69-b917-64ffc98ff85f.jpg?v=1767278552","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/contemporary-security-studies-alan-collins-9780198895442","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}