Global Politics  (English, Paperback, Heywood Andrew)

This book is a very interesting read, though personally I didnt find it an easy one, specially when compared to Heywood's other works like ideologies. So not sure if this is the best book to get introduced to theory of IR. Nevertheless, this is one book you'd like to get your hands on eventually for sheer excellence with which it approaches various contemporary issues. It gives a very dispassionate and unbiased opinion, and never shies away to criticize US policies whereever need be.

Table of contents
1 Introducing Global Politics
2 Historical Context
3 Theories of Global Politics
4 The Economy in a Global Age
5 The State and Foreign Policy in a Global Age
6 Society in a Global Age
7 The Nation in a Global Age
8 Identity, Culture and Challenges to the West
9 Power and Twenty First Century World Order
10 War and Peace
11 Nuclear Proliferation and Disarmament
12 Terrorism
13 Human Rights and Humanitarian Intervention
14 International Law
15 Poverty and Developme...

This is one of the best book for PSIR optional on international relations. Language is awesome .