Thinkers of the twenty years' crisis : inter-war idealism reassessed
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Thinkers of the twenty years' crisis : inter-war idealism reassessed
Clarendon Press , Oxford University Press, 1995
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [329]-340) and index
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This book reassesses the contribution to international thought of some of the most important thinkers of the inter-war period. It takes as its starting point E. H. Carr's famous critique which, more than any other work, established the reputation of the period as the `utopian' or `idealist' phase of international relations theorizing. This characterization of inter-war thought is scrutinized through ten detailed studies of such writers as Norman Angell, J. A.
Hobson, J. M. Keynes, David Mitrany, and Alfred Zimmern. The studies demonstrate the diversity of perspectives within `idealism' and call into question the descriptive and analytical value of the entire notion. It is concluded that `idealism' is an overly general term, useful for scoring debating points
rather than providing a helpful category for analysis.
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