Structure of International Society: An Introduction to the Study of International Relations, Second EditionThis second edition of this textbook places in context key world events since 1945. While not neglecting the significant developments of the last 50 years, this book has a broad historical and conceptual range. It provides students with a historical analysis of the origins, development and early networks of IR, and an exposition of the diverse ways in which modern "international society" has been defined and interpreted. Tackling a range on international concerns, Geoffrey Stern explores and clarifies such concepts as sovereignty, the balance of power, national interest and interdependence, illustrating his text with reference to both historical and contemporary world events. |
Contents
Realism rationalism and revolutionism | 3 |
Behaviouralism versus traditionalism | 33 |
Structuralism | 49 |
Premodern international societies | 55 |
Modern international societies | 70 |
legal and political | 91 |
Nationalism the nation and the imagination | 107 |
The making of foreign policy | 137 |
Imperialism | 207 |
13 | 240 |
International economic order and disorder | 265 |
causes and proposed cures | 281 |
Planetary dangers and opportunities | 301 |
Prescriptions for peace | 317 |
Prerequisites for peace | 334 |
Selected bibliography | 349 |
Constraints and rules of international behaviour | 143 |
Power balances and alignments | 160 |
Diplomacy old and | 177 |
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