International Political Thought An Historical Introduction

Name: International Political Thought An Historical Introduction
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ISBN: 9780745623054

ISBN-10: 0745623050

ISBN-13: 9780745623054

Edition: 2005

Authors: Edward Keene

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This volume offers an accessible and wide-ranging introduction to the history of international political thought.Taking as its starting-point the various concepts people have used to think about differences between political communities, the book explores changing perceptions of international politics from antiquity to the twentieth century. As well as discussing well-known themes such as relations between independent sovereign states and the tension between raison d'tat and a universal code of natural law, it also examines less familiar ideas which have influenced the development of international political thought such as the distinction between civilization, national culture and…

Book details

List price: $28.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Polity Press
Publication date: 1/14/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.792



Table of Contents


Preface


Introduction The Study of International Political Thought



Barbarians, Custom and Nature



World-City, Empire and Natural Law



Christendom and the House of Islam



Reason of State, Natural Law and State of Nature



Human Nature, Civilization and Culture



The Liberal Idea of Civilization and Its Critics


Conclusion International System and International Society


Bibliography