Evolution of International Society
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598 g
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INF1000104472
Beschreibung:
This is a real feast of a book. ... a landmark book.'- International Affairs'...a bold, successful and valuable book.'- International Relations
This uniquely comprehensive study explains how international societies function across time, starting by examining the ancient state systems before turning to look in detail at the current worldwide international society. The book demonstrates that relations between states are not normally anarchic, but organized and regulated by elaborate rules and practices, which derive substantially from experience. Our present international society, for all its individuality, is only the latest in the series.
In this reissue, a new introduction by Barry Buzan and Richard Little contextualises Watsons original work, situates it alongside current work in the area and summarises and analyses Watsons key arguments.
This timely reissue serves as a major contribution to international theory, to our perception of how relations between states operate, and to our understanding of Watsons place within the canon. It will be of great interest to students of political science, international relations, world history and the history of globalization, and historical sociology.
This uniquely comprehensive study explains how international societies function across time, starting by examining the ancient state systems before turning to look in detail at the current worldwide international society. The book demonstrates that relations between states are not normally anarchic, but organized and regulated by elaborate rules and practices, which derive substantially from experience. Our present international society, for all its individuality, is only the latest in the series.
In this reissue, a new introduction by Barry Buzan and Richard Little contextualises Watsons original work, situates it alongside current work in the area and summarises and analyses Watsons key arguments.
This timely reissue serves as a major contribution to international theory, to our perception of how relations between states operate, and to our understanding of Watsons place within the canon. It will be of great interest to students of political science, international relations, world history and the history of globalization, and historical sociology.
`This is a real feast of a book. ... a landmark book.'- International Affairs'...a bold, successful and valuable book.'- International Relations This uniquely comprehensive study explains how international societies function across time, starting by examining the ancient state systems before turning to look in detail at the current worldwide international society. The book demonstrates that relations between states are not normally anarchic, but organized and regulated by elaborate rules and practices, which derive substantially from experience. Our present international society, for all its individuality, is only the latest in the series.In this reissue, a new introduction by Barry Buzan and Richard Little contextualises Watson's original work, situates it alongside current work in the area and summarises and analyses Watson's key arguments.This timely reissue serves as a major contribution to international theory, to our perception of how relations between states operate, and to our understanding of Watson's place within the canon. It will be of great interest to students of political science, international relations, world history and the history of globalization, and historical sociology.
New Introduction. Barry Buzan and Richard Little 1. Scope and Definitions The Ancient State Systems 2. Sumer 3. Assyria 4. Persia 5. Classical Greece 6. The Macedonian System 7. India 8. China 9. Rome 10. The Byzantine Oikumene 11. The Islamic System 12. The Ancient States Systems The European International Society 13. Medieval Europe 14. The Renaissance in Italy 15. The Renaissance in Europe 16. The Habsburg Bid for Hegemony 17. Westphalia 18. The Age of Reason and Balance 19. European Expansion 20. The Napoleonic Empire 21. Collective Hegemony The Global International Society 22. The European System Becomes Worldwide 23. The Collapse of European Domination 24. The Age of the Superpowers and Decolonization 25. The Contemporary International Society Conclusion and Epilogue.