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Zusatztext Clarks ILWS is clearly written and argued, informed and fascinating in its historical details. Informationen zum Autor Professor Ian Clark was educated at Glasgow University and Australian National UniversityProfessor of International Politics at Aberystwyth since 19981984-1997 University of CambridgeFellow of the British AcademyHonorary Fellow of Selwyn College, CambridgeAuthor of several books from OUP, including Legitimacy in International Society, The Post-Cold War Order, Globalization and the Theory of International Relations; and Globalization and Fragmentation. Klappentext This is a study of the theory and history of international norms. How does international society come to adopt certain norms in particular? This book shows how ideas of international legitimacy have evolved, and makes us rethink the nature of international society. Zusammenfassung This is a study of the theory and history of international norms. How does international society come to adopt certain norms in particular? This book shows how ideas of international legitimacy have evolved, and makes us rethink the nature of international society. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1: International legitimacy: encounters between international and world society 2: Vienna and the slave trade, 1815 3: The Hague and the public conscience, 1899-1907 4: Versailles and racial equality, 1919 5: Versailles and social justice, 1919 6: San Francisco and human rights, 1945 7: Paris and democracy, 1990 8: Norms, international legitimacy, and contemporary world society Conclusion References