Diplomatic Investigations
Essays on the Theory of International Politics
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Date of Publication: 23 October 2019
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Product details:
| ISBN13: | 9780198836469 |
| ISBN10: | 0198836465 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| No. of pages: | 272 pages |
| Size: | 215x134x14 mm |
| Language: | English |
| 156 |
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Short description:
This is a reissue of a classic work in the field of International Relations with a new introduction by two leading scholars. Written and edited more than fifty years ago, the original Diplomatic Investigations was a pioneering work - one of the first to systematically ask questions about how to think about the 'international'.
Long description:
Diplomatic Investigations is a classic work in the field of International Relations. It is one of the
few books in the field of International Relations (IR) that can be called iconic. Edited by Herbert Butterfield and Martin Wight, it brings together twelve papers delivered to early meetings of the British Committee on the Theory of International Politics, including several classic essays: Wight's 'Why is there no International Theory?' and 'Western Values in International Relations', Hedley Bull's 'Society and Anarchy in International Relations' and 'The Grotian Conception of International Society', and the two contributions made by Butterfield and by Wight on 'The Balance of Power'. Individually and collectively, these chapters have influenced not just the English school of international relations, but also a range of other approaches to the field of IR.
After Diplomatic Investigations ceased to be available in print, it became a highly sought after book in the second-hand marketplace. This reissue, which includes a new introduction by Ian Hall and Tim Dunne, will ensure the book is available in the normal way, thereby enabling new generations of students and scholars to appreciate the work.
More relevant now than when it was first published, the essays resonate against the historical turn, the practice turn, and the agent-structure conundrum. Diplomatic Investigations has seen off systems theory, decision-making analysis, and rational choice and is the foundation of contemporary international political theory. Hall and Dunne conduct a notable tour d'horizon of the essays.
few books in the field of International Relations (IR) that can be called iconic. Edited by Herbert Butterfield and Martin Wight, it brings together twelve papers delivered to early meetings of the British Committee on the Theory of International Politics, including several classic essays: Wight's 'Why is there no International Theory?' and 'Western Values in International Relations', Hedley Bull's 'Society and Anarchy in International Relations' and 'The Grotian Conception of International Society', and the two contributions made by Butterfield and by Wight on 'The Balance of Power'. Individually and collectively, these chapters have influenced not just the English school of international relations, but also a range of other approaches to the field of IR.
After Diplomatic Investigations ceased to be available in print, it became a highly sought after book in the second-hand marketplace. This reissue, which includes a new introduction by Ian Hall and Tim Dunne, will ensure the book is available in the normal way, thereby enabling new generations of students and scholars to appreciate the work.
More relevant now than when it was first published, the essays resonate against the historical turn, the practice turn, and the agent-structure conundrum. Diplomatic Investigations has seen off systems theory, decision-making analysis, and rational choice and is the foundation of contemporary international political theory. Hall and Dunne conduct a notable tour d'horizon of the essays.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Preface
Why is there no International Theory?
Society and Anarchy in International Relations
The Grotian Conception of International Society
Natural Law
Western Values in International Relations
The Balance of Power
The Balance of Power
Collective Security and Millitary Alliances
The New Diplomacy and Historical Diplomacy
War as an Instrument of Policy
Threats of Force in International Relations
Problems of a Disarmed World
Preface
Why is there no International Theory?
Society and Anarchy in International Relations
The Grotian Conception of International Society
Natural Law
Western Values in International Relations
The Balance of Power
The Balance of Power
Collective Security and Millitary Alliances
The New Diplomacy and Historical Diplomacy
War as an Instrument of Policy
Threats of Force in International Relations
Problems of a Disarmed World
