Torbjorn Knutsen

A History of International Relations Theory

Second Edition

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Torbjørn L. Knutsen introduces ideas on international relations expressed by thinkers from High Middle Ages to the present day and traces the development of four ever-present themes: war, peace, wealth and power. The book counters the view that international relations has no theoretical tradition and shows that scholars, soldiers and statesmen have been speculating about the subject for the last 700 years. Beginning with the roots of the state and the concept of sovereignty in the Middle Ages, the author draws upon the insights of outstanding political thinkers. Clearly and succinctly the theories of Aquinas, Machiavelli, Hegel, Rousseau, Bentham, Marx and Lenin amongst others are discussed and analysed. The ideas of these thinkers are placed in context with the societies and intellectual ideas that produced them. The text is fully revised and updated to include the place of international relations after the Cold War and new ways of thinking opened up by developments in information technology.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• 2nd UK edition
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. März 1997
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 154mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 559g
• ISBN-13: 9780719049309
• ISBN-10: 071904930X
• Artikelnr.: 21672989

Autorenporträt

Torbjørn L. Knutsen is a Lecturer at the Department of Sociology and Political Science, University of Trondheim

Inhaltsangabe

Maps figures and tables Acknowledgements Introduction: Why a history of
International Relations theory 1. Gods, sinners and the origins of IR
theory 2. The roots of the modern 3.Guns, ships and printing presses 4.
Absolutist politics 5. Enlightenment politics 6. Ideological politics 7.
Intermezzo: becoming contemporary 8. Interwar politics 9. Cold War politics
10. Rembrances of things past - and future Notes Bibliography Index