History of International Relations is authored by Phanindra Nath Chakrabarti and published by New Central Book Agency.

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1. The Pre-War Era & The Balance of Power

The Westphalian System: The foundational principles of state sovereignty and territorial integrity established in 1648.
The European Concert: The 19th-century framework of balance of power designed to maintain structural stability following the Napoleonic Wars.
Road to World War I: The collision of intense imperial rivalries, economic competition, and complex secret alliance networks.

2. The Interwar Period (1919–1939)

The Paris Peace Conference: The structural configuration of Europe post-WWI and the contentious Treaty of Versailles.
The League of Nations: The initial institutional attempt at establishing a system of collective security, including the systemic design flaws that led to its collapse.
The Rise of Fascism and Nazism: The shift away from institutional idealism toward aggressive dictatorships in Italy, Germany, and Japan.

3. World War II and the Transformed Global Order

The Geopolitical Shift: The collapse of the traditional European multi-polar balance of power structure.
The Emergence of Superpowers: The division of global influence between the United States and the Soviet Union, leading directly to a bipolar world order.
The Founding of the United Nations: The creation of a revamped international architecture for post-war security management.

4. The Cold War Era & Decolonization

Bipolar Confrontation: Structural dynamics of the Cold War, including containment, proxy conflicts, and nuclear deterrence strategies.
The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM): The response of newly independent Asian and African states seeking autonomy outside the superpower blocs.
Anti-Colonial Movements: The collapse of global empires and the integration of a vast number of sovereign nation-states into the international system.