International relations in political thought: texts from the ancient Greeks to the First World War

"Presenting an analysis of international relations, this second edition includes expanded coverage of ethnic and national self-determination, the UN's controversial role in humanitarian and peace-keeping missions, the growing importance of international trade and its impact on sovereignty, and the burgeoning of ethical inquiry in the analysis of international relations."--Provided by publisher.

This unique collection presents texts in international relations from Ancient Greece to the First World War. Major writers such as Thucydides, Augustine, Aquinas, Machiavelli, Grotius, Kant and John Stuart Mill are represented by extracts of their key works; less well-known international theorists including John of Paris, Cornelius van Bynkershoek and Friedrich List are also included. Fifty writers are anthologised in what is the largest such collection currently available. The texts, most of which are substantial extracts, are organised into broadly chronological sections, each of which is headed by an introduction that places the work in its historical and philosophical context. Ideal for both students and scholars, the volume also includes biographies and guides to further reading.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Need for a Theory of the World Polity -- What Needs to Be Explained—and Evaluated -- Breaking Out of the Confines of "Realist" Theory -- Definitions and Distinctions -- Toward Appropriate Theory: The Reassertion of Conventional Wisdom -- PART ONE: ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK -- 1 The Anarchic Structure of the Nation-State System -- Why Anarchy? -- The Metamorphosis of State System into Nation-State System -- Ethno-Nationality Conflicts: The System in Crisis -- 2 The Phenomenon of International Cooperation -- Cooperation Consistent with Anarchy -- Efforts to Overcome Global Anarchy -- 3 The Prominence of War -- War as "Normal" Human Behavior -- Structural Explanations of the Prominence of War -- The Normative Culture -- 4 Vast Economic Disparities Among Countries -- Historical Sources of the Global Poverty Gap -- The Contemporary "Free Trade" Problematique -- Rectification Issues -- 5 The Mismatch Between Polity and Ecology -- International Commons Management: The Basic Issues -- Implications for the Functioning and Structure of the World Polity -- 6 Human Rights vs. State Rights -- The Human Rights Ethos and Its Historical Antecedents -- World Society, Human Rights, and the Future of the World Polity: Toward a New Paradigm -- 7 The Incongruity of Society and Governance in the Nation-State System -- The Traditional Sovereign State System -- The Contemporary Pattern -- PART TWO: TOWARD NORMATIVE THEORY -- 8 The Normative Framework -- The Concept of World Interests -- The World Interests of Highest Value -- 9 Implications for Public Policy and Institutional Development -- Conflict Control -- Biosphere Protection -- Poverty Alleviation and Sustainable Development -- Accountability -- The Realism of Global Community