Before Anarchy - Hobbes and His Critics in Modern International Thought

Against the twentieth-century 'Hobbesian anarchy', Before Anarchy reconsiders the originality and reception of Hobbes's interpersonal and international state of nature.

List of contents

Part I. Hobbesian Variations: 1. Introduction: Hobbes after anarchy; 2. Hobbes before anarchy; 3. Hobbes without anarchy; 4. Hobbes against anarchy; Part II. Hobbesian Receptions: 5. Pufendorf's anti-Hobbesian camouflage; 6. Pufendorf's international thought; 7. Rousseau and the quest for peace; 8. Vattel the sorry comforter; Epilogue: globalizing political thought.

About the author

Theodore Christov is Assistant Professor of History and International Affairs at George Washington University, Washington, DC, where he teaches intellectual history and political theory. He is also a Faculty Affiliate at the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies at the Elliott School of International Affairs. He has previously served as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Theory at Northwestern University, Illinois. His research interests lie in international political thought, early modern and modern political theory, and classical theories of international relations. He has published on Hobbes and international thought, Vattel and the liberal state, and the federal idea of early modern Europe.

Summary

Before Anarchy is for political theory, international relations and intellectual history scholars. It rejects influential interpretations of Hobbes's theory prevalent both in early modernity and in the twentieth century. It challenges basic assumptions of their core theories and contributes to the burgeoning fields of international political theory and international history.

Product details

• Authors: Theodore Christov, Theodore (George Washington University Christov, Christov Theodore
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2015
• EAN: 9781107114531
• ISBN: 978-1-107-11453-1
• Dimensions: 158 mm x 236 mm x 26 mm
• Series: Print On Demand; Print on Demand
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, History of Ideas, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, HISTORY / Social History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, International Relations, Political science & theory, c 1500 onwards to present day, Archaeology, Political science and theory, History and Archaeology, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, Society and Social Sciences