| Explaining and Understanding International Relations Contributor(s): Hollis, Martin (Author), Smith, Steve (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198275897 ISBN-13: 9780198275893 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $61.75 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 1991 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General |
| Dewey: 327.101 |
| LCCN: 91010523 |
| Series: Clarendon Paperbacks |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.61 lbs) 236 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |