Princeton Studies in International History and Politics Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Princeton Studies in International History and Politics books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: January 2026
Publication Order
Economic Discrimination and Political Exchange (By: Kenneth A. Oye)
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Germany Divided (By: A. James McAdams)
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The Limits of Safety (By: Scott D. Sagan)
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A Certain Idea of France (By: Phillip H. Gordon)
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Who Adjusts? (By: Beth A. Simmons)
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We All Lost the Cold War (By: Richard Ned Lebow,Janice Gross Stein)
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The Sovereign State and Its Competitors (By: Hendrik Spruyt)
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Mercenaries, Pirates, and Sovereigns (By: Janice E. Thomson)
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America's Mission (By: Tony Smith)
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The Korean War (By: William Stueck)
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Cooperation among Democracies (By: Thomas Risse-Kappen)
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Cultural Realism (By: Alastair Iain Johnston)
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The Arming of Europe and the Making of the First World War (By: David G. Herrmann)
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Does Conquest Pay? (By: Peter Liberman)
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Useful Adversaries (By: Thomas J. Christensen)
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Disarming Strangers (By: Leon V. Sigal)
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From Wealth to Power
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Regional Orders at Century's Dawn (By: Etel Solingen)
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A Constructed Peace (By: Marc Trachtenberg)
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The Moral Purpose of the State (By: Christian Reus-Smit)
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Entangling Relations (By: David A. Lake)
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Stay the Hand of Vengeance (By: Gary Jonathan Bass)
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States and Power in Africa (By: Jeffrey Herbst)
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War and Punishment (By: H.E. Goemans)
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After Victory (By: G. John Ikenberry)
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Revolutions in Sovereignty (By: Daniel Philpott)
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Rhetoric and Reality in Air Warfare (By: Tami Davis Biddle)
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Legitimacy and Power Politics (By: Mlada Bukovansky)
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Driving the Soviets up the Wall (By: Hope M. Harrison)
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Producing Security (By: Stephen G. Brooks)
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Unanswered Threats (By: Randall L. Schweller)
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Nuclear Logics (By: Etel Solingen)
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The Politics of Secularism in International Relations (By: Elizabeth Shakman Hurd)
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Appeasing Bankers (By: Jonathan Kirshner)
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Social States (By: Alastair Iain Johnston)
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Strong Borders, Secure Nation (By: M. Taylor Fravel)
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The Sino-Soviet Split (By: Lorenz M. Lüthi)
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The Struggle for Power in Early Modern Europe (By: Daniel H. Nexon)
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1989 (By: Mary Elise Sarotte)
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How Enemies Become Friends (By: Charles A. Kupchan)
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The Clash of Ideas in World Politics (By: John M. Owen IV)
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Worse Than a Monolith (By: Thomas J. Christensen)
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Liberal Leviathan (By: G. John Ikenberry)
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Politics and Strategy (By: Peter Trubowitz)
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The Cold War and After (By: Marc Trachtenberg)
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Nuclear Strategy in the Modern Era (By: Vipin Narang)
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Knowing the Adversary (By: Keren Yarhi-Milo)
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Economic Interdependence and War (By: Dale C. Copeland)
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Powerplay (By: Victor Cha)
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Why Wilson Matters (By: Tony Smith)
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Aftershocks (By: Seva Gunitsky)
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Who Fights for Reputation (By: Keren Yarhi-Milo)
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Secret Wars (By: Austin Carson)
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Cult of the Irrelevant (By: Michael C. Desch)
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Active Defense (By: M. Taylor Fravel)
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Divided Armies (By: Jason Lyall)
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Strategic Instincts (By: Dominic D.P. Johnson)
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Satellites and Commissars (By: Randall W. Stone)
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Roosevelt and the Munich Crisis (By: Barbara Reardon Farnham)
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The Spectre of War (By: Jonathan Haslam)
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Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Princeton Studies in International History and Politics series is publication order: 1. Economic Discrimination and Political Exchange (By: Kenneth A. Oye) (1992), 2. Germany Divided (By: A. James McAdams) (1992), 3. The Limits of Safety (By: Scott D. Sagan) (1993), 4. A Certain Idea of France (By: Phillip H. Gordon) (1993), 5. Who Adjusts? (By: Beth A. Simmons) (1993), and 55 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Princeton Studies in International History and Politics series by Fareed Zakaria contains 60 books. The series began in 1992 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
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