Basic Texts in International Relations: The Evolution of Ideas about International Society

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This text combines passages from major writers on international relations over the ages, together with a brief commentary on each. The collection is divided into three main sections - the individual, the state and the society of states - the three main alternative ways of conceiving the subject. Front Matter....Pages i-xxi Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Introduction....Pages 3-4 The Ancient Chinese View....Pages 5-17 The Ancient Greek View....Pages 18-25 The Christian View....Pages 26-37 The Philosophers’ View....Pages 38-49 The Citizen as a Restraint on War....Pages 50-58 The Citizen as a Stimulus to War....Pages 59-69 Class Consciousness as a Restraint on War....Pages 70-81 Personal Aggressiveness as a Source of War....Pages 82-98 Social Influences Affecting the Disposition to War....Pages 99-114 Front Matter....Pages 115-115 Introduction....Pages 117-117 The Interests of States....Pages 118-129 The Competitiveness of States....Pages 130-142 The Duties of States....Pages 143-155 Reasons of State....Pages 156-171 The State’s Right to Intervene....Pages 172-192 The Nationhood of States....Pages 193-209 The Imperialism of States....Pages 210-223 Geographical Influences on States....Pages 224-240 The Strategic Interests of States....Pages 241-259 Front Matter....Pages 115-115 The State’s Search for Peace....Pages 260-270 The State’s Search for Power....Pages 271-295 The Motives of States....Pages 296-323 The Decisions of States....Pages 324-338 The Defence of the State....Pages 339-360 The State and the Society of States....Pages 361-371 Front Matter....Pages 373-373 Introduction....Pages 375-376 The Balance of Power....Pages 377-399 Systems of Universal Peace....Pages 400-423 A System of Great Power Consultation....Pages 424-438 Maintaining the Balance by Diplomacy....Pages 439-452 A System of Collective Security....Pages 453-468 The Balance of Power in the Modern World....Pages 469-497 A System of Functional Co-operation....Pages 498-515 The International System....Pages 516-539 Transnational Relations....Pages 540-558 The World Society Approach....Pages 559-574 The International Society Approach....Pages 575-596 Conclusions: The Changing Conception of International Society....Pages 597-605 Back Matter....Pages 606-624