his is one of the best book you can read if you want to know the nature of International politics. Realism is the leading ideology that governs international relations and after reading this book you will be satisfied how much is the truth in it. I am not a student of international relations so it is bit tough for me to understand all the concepts which has been dealt in this book. But after reading this book twice you will surely get 60-70% of it. So at last I would say go for it if you really believe that it is all about the interest of a state that governs its foreign policy and politics is all about power game. And coming to the physical appearance of this book, it is highly disappointing. This book should have been published by any big publisher. I am saying so because the paper quality is really inferior. A good quality book builds your interest in reading it. And this thing is missing in this book. Nevertheless this is a book that describes each and every part of foreign policy making and power struggle in international politics