该书由吉林大学刘德斌教授主编 ,全书78万字。编者以国际关系体系与格局的演变为主线 ,系统阐述了近代以来包括冷战后国际关系的发展变化。全书分为四编 :现代国际关系的缘起 ;“均势”格局的兴衰 ;美苏主导下的两极世界 ;转型中的国际关系。本书在编写体例上有所创新 ,每章设 The book edited by Professor Liu Debin Jilin University, the book 78 words. The editors, taking the evolution of the system and pattern of international relations as the main line, systematically expounded the development and changes in international relations since the modern era including the Cold War. The book is divided into four series: the origin of modern international relations; “balance of power” pattern of rise and fall; the United States and the Soviet Union under the leadership of the bipolar world; transformation of international relations. This book is innovative in writing style, each chapter is set