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100	1		_92987 _aStern, Geoffrey
245	1	4	_aThe structure of international society : _ban introduction to the study of international relations / _cGeoffrey Stern.
260			_aLondon ; _aWashington : _bPinter, _c1995.
300			_avi, 314 p. ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aPt. 1. Contending theories -- Ch. 1. Realism, rationalism and revolutionism -- Ch. 2. Behaviouralism versus traditionalism -- Ch. 3. Structuralism -- Pt. 2. The evolution of international society -- Ch. 4. Pre-modern international societies -- Ch. 5. Modern international societies -- Pt. 3. The state -- Ch. 6. Sovereignty: legal and political -- Ch. 7. Nationalism: the nation and the imagination -- Ch. 8. The making of foreign policy -- Pt. 4. Inter-state behaviour -- Ch. 9. Constraints and rules on international behaviour -- Ch. 10. Power balances and alignments -- Ch. 11. Diplomacy: old and new -- Ch. 12. Imperialism -- Ch. 13. War -- Pt. 5. Non-state actors -- Ch. 14. International organisations: regional and global -- Ch. 15. Transnational movements and organisations -- Pt. 6. The international political economy -- Ch. 16. International economic order and disorder -- Ch. 17. Underdevelopment: causes and proposed cures -- Pt. 7. World society? -- Ch. 18. Planetary dangers and opportunities -- Ch. 19. Prescriptions and prospects for peace -- Ch. 20. Agenda for the twenty-first century.
520			_aThis textbook covers the basic issues, concepts and debates of international relations. It tackles issues of internationalism from historical, sociological and economic perspectives. The volume includes historical analysis of the origins, development and early networks of international relations, as well as discussion of the definition and interpretation of modern "international society". Both modern and "pre-modern" systems are explored in analysis that includes, amongst others, Chinese, Indian, Roman and Islamic systems, as well as the Italian city states, Vienna and Versailles. In the light of the recent increase of sovereign states and the geographical spread of the "concept" of sovereignty, the political and legal implications of sovereignty on internationalism are examined. This leads to an analysis of international political economy, and presents possibilities for the future transformation of international structures and systems.
650		0	_9245 _aInternational relations
650		0	_92988 _aInternational society
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