The anarchical society : a study of order in world politics
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The anarchical society : a study of order in world politics
Columbia University Press, c2002
3rd ed
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-320) and index
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Description
The Anarchical Society is one of the masterworks of political science and the classic text on the nature of order in world politics. Originally published in 1977, it continues to define and shape the discipline of international relations. This edition has been updated with a new, interpretive foreword by Andrew Hurrell. Bull explores three fundamental questions: What is order in world politics? How is order maintained in the contemporary states system? What alternative paths to world order are desirable and feasible? Laws and institutions, Bull points out, shift and change over time. The Anarchical Society addresses the unwritten rules which have allowed international order to exist across the ages.
Table of Contents
Foreword to the Third Edition by Andrew HurrellForeword to the Second Edition by Stanley HoffmannPart 1. The Nature of Order in World Politics 1. The Concept of Order in World Politics2. Does Order Exist in World Politics?3. How is Order Maintained in World Politics?4. Order versus Justice in World PoliticsPart 2. Order in the Contemporary International System 5. The Balance of Power and International Order6. International Law and International Order7. Diplomacy and International Order8. War and International Order9. The Great Powers and International OrderPart 3. Alternative Paths to World Order 10. Alternatives to the Contemporary States System11. The Decline of the States System?12. The Obsolescence of the States System?13. The Reform of the States System?14. Conclusion
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