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Originally Posted by fahad87
Asalamalaikum,
I have no background of I.R but going through the syllabus it interests me, anyway i am clueless about where to begin. Suggestions on the questions mentioned bellow will be most appreciated.
1- What books to use for core concepts? I already found Goldstein, Kegley and Heywood books on a post and downloaded, thanks to the uploader. Though iv seen the name Prakash a few times, is it a must read ?
2- How much time would it take? i realize its vast subject and i guess no amount of study is enough but still i need a rough idea ? i only have 5 months for all the prep  , i belong to the bunch who got another chance owing to the age extension notification on last Friday 
3- What should the strategy of studying for this subject be ?
3- What other subjects would go along well with I.R ? to make the burden easy keeping the time shortage in view. |
AOA
The answer to your queries
1) All 4 books are great. start with goldstein. Reason it's easy and it will help in the formation of your base for IR
2) It took me almost 4 months to grasp all the contents plus one month for notes preparation. My view,it can be done easily in the span of 5 months. The best thing of IR is "No ratta" the answers are required to be conceptual and argumentative. Don't study hard but study smart
3) History of USA, International Law both of these subjects are easy, short and will help immensely in your preparation for IR