Explaining and Understanding International Relations (Clarendon Paperbacks)

Martin Hollis, Steve Smith

ISBN 10: 0198275897 / ISBN 13: 9780198275893

Published by Clarendon Press, 1991

About this Item

Third printing. Softcover volume, measuring approximately 5.75" x 8.75", shows light shelfwear. Binding is sound. Pages are clean and bright. vi/226 pages. "A collaboration between a philosopher and an international relations scholar, this work examines the philosophical issues that underlie the theory of international relations. Part I focuses on the dominant theories of Idealism, Realism, and Behavioralism, and Part II examines the international system, the state, bureaucracies, and the individual--four factors commonly assumed to account for international behavior. The authors conclude with a summary of the links between the two forms of analysis and an open-ended assessment of their relative merits which will stimulate further discussion.".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Explaining and Understanding International Relations (Clarendon Paperbacks)
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198275897
• ISBN 13: 9780198275893
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

A collaboration between a philosopher and an international relations scholar, this work examines the philosophical issues that underlie the theory of international relations. Part I focuses on the dominant theories of Idealism, Realism, and Behavioralism, and Part II examines the international system, the state, bureaucracies, and the individual-four factors commonly assumed to account for international behavior. The authors conclude with a summary of the links between the two forms of analysis and an open-ended assessment of their relative merits which will stimulate further discussion.

About the Author

Martin Hollis is the co-author, with F. Hahn, of the 1979 OUP book Philosophy and Economic Theory which sold 4000 copies before going out of print.