Hierarchy of States - Reform and Resistance in the International Order

Zusammenfassung An analysis of the international order - the hierarchical state system - both from a theoretical and historical perspective. This study combines examination of theory with an up-to-date account of historical developments! and explores the potential for reform. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Introduction; Part I. The Ideology of International Orders: 1. Order and international relations; 2. International and world order; 3. Kant and the tradition of optimism; 4. Rousseau and the tradition of despair; Part II. The Practice of International Order: 5. Order and change in the international system, 1815-1990; 6. From balance to concert, 1815-1854; 7. Balance without concert, 1856-1914; 8. Concert without balance, 1918-1939; 9. From concert to balance, 1945-1990; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Ian Clark
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 02.11.1989
• EAN: 9780521372527
• ISBN: 978-0-521-37252-7
• Pagine: 264
• Serie: Cambridge Studies in International Relations; Cambridge Studies in French
• Categorie: Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Politica; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva