Ian Clark

The Hierarchy of States

Reform and Resistance in the International Order

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The hierarchy of states presents Ian Clark's Reform and resistance in the international order, a well-established text on international relations first published in 1980, in a completely revised form. Combining a detailed examination of theory with a full account of historical developments, Dr. Clark analyses the nature of international order--the hierarchical state system--and its potential for reform.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 1989
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 434g
• ISBN-13: 9780521378611
• ISBN-10: 0521378613
• Artikelnr.: 22177676

Inhaltsangabe

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.