caynasharp's review against another edition
3.0
If you need an easy introduction to the major theories of international relations in a humorous way, this is for sure the book to read. The ideas in this book, once learned, can be applied to any number of international incidents.
clubizarre's review against another edition
3.0
I don't remember when I read this, but it's a fun way to remove emotion from a description of ....well, international politics. I feel emotion can really cloud and disrupt a person's perception of something like politics.
Would I recommend this? I dunno, sure.
Would I recommend this? I dunno, sure.
beanmom's review against another edition
4.0
A concise and cogent primer on theories of international relations, wrapped in a witty skin of zombie research.
mimmyjau's review against another edition
2.0
Covers 4 IR paradigms (e.g. realism, liberalism, neoconservatism, constructivism) and 3 domestic issues that would affect foreign policy (e.g. domestic policy, bureaucracy, human psychology).
laureen0515's review
This was a re-read. I had no problem with reading it years ago. However, in attempting to read this over ten years later was unbearable. During that time I have been exposed to more international perspectives.
As a result, I could not get past the author's overall perspective that the United States is somehow a beacon of democracy and world peace; which is beyond laughable.
As a result, I could not get past the author's overall perspective that the United States is somehow a beacon of democracy and world peace; which is beyond laughable.
caffeinecrow's review
Stopped reading at page seventeen when the author — who ought to be familiar with what these things actually are — wrote “This project is explicitly prohuman, whereas Marxists and feminists would likely sympathize more with the zombies. To Marxists, the undead symbolize the oppressed proletariat. Unless the zombies were all undead white males, feminists would likely welcome the posthuman smashing of existing patriarchal structures.”
I wouldn’t describe myself as a Marxist, but a Marxist view of zombies would more likely view them as the bourgeois (literally leeching off of humanity and human work), or view them as an analogy for the impossibility of infinite capitalist expansion (you cannot have infinite growth of a planet with finite resources). The author’s view of feminism is especially wrong and frames it as “anti human” in contrast to this project’s “prohuman”. In my view, you cannot be truly prohuman without being a feminist.
I wouldn’t describe myself as a Marxist, but a Marxist view of zombies would more likely view them as the bourgeois (literally leeching off of humanity and human work), or view them as an analogy for the impossibility of infinite capitalist expansion (you cannot have infinite growth of a planet with finite resources). The author’s view of feminism is especially wrong and frames it as “anti human” in contrast to this project’s “prohuman”. In my view, you cannot be truly prohuman without being a feminist.
vbigv's review
challenging
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
This book scratched an itch I didn’t even know I had and it was such an enjoyable experience.
I’m still so pleasantly surprised that the realm of literature allows me to merge interests that I would never DREAM to join together.
For any hardcore zombie fan like me, this book is an excellent deep dive into some of the more serious questions you might have asked yourself around the unraveling of a zombie apocalypse. It’s fun and entertaining, but it’s still a very serious and solid piece of investigation grappling with the question of how states would respond to a very real zombie apocalypse. As a Z fiend, it’s good to see these questions talked about seriously 🤓
Now, as an international relations enthusiast, I also found this book to be an excellent introduction and/or refresher on the main strands of international politics theory. In a way, I think it would be an excellent book to pick up for anyone looking to learn more about international relations that doesn’t have pre existing knowledge in the field, as it is accessible and fun but also informative!
I’m so glad that this book exists, and I had a blast reading it.
I’m still so pleasantly surprised that the realm of literature allows me to merge interests that I would never DREAM to join together.
For any hardcore zombie fan like me, this book is an excellent deep dive into some of the more serious questions you might have asked yourself around the unraveling of a zombie apocalypse. It’s fun and entertaining, but it’s still a very serious and solid piece of investigation grappling with the question of how states would respond to a very real zombie apocalypse. As a Z fiend, it’s good to see these questions talked about seriously 🤓
Now, as an international relations enthusiast, I also found this book to be an excellent introduction and/or refresher on the main strands of international politics theory. In a way, I think it would be an excellent book to pick up for anyone looking to learn more about international relations that doesn’t have pre existing knowledge in the field, as it is accessible and fun but also informative!
I’m so glad that this book exists, and I had a blast reading it.
kayeness's review against another edition
2.0
Mildly amusing but already dated. Also very Eurocentric.
bryana777's review against another edition
2.0
I can't take the book seriously unless I read it as a metaphor