The Anarchical Society
A Study of Order in World Politics
3rd Edition
Published on 17. July 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
368 pages
978-0-231-12763-9 (ISBN)
Description
The Anarchical Society is one of the masterworks of political science and the classic text on the nature of order in world politics. Originally published in 1977, it continues to define and shape the discipline of international relations. This edition has been updated with a new, interpretive foreword by Andrew Hurrell. Bull explores three fundamental questions: What is order in world politics? How is order maintained in the contemporary states system? What alternative paths to world order are desirable and feasible? Laws and institutions, Bull points out, shift and change over time. The Anarchical Society addresses the unwritten rules which have allowed international order to exist across the ages.
Reviews / Votes
Political theorists who might be tempted to disregard Bull's insights as no longer relevant to contemporary international relations ought to reconsider their arguments in light of these perennial philosophical issues.Contemporary Political Review -- Ewan Harrison Contemporary Political ReviewMore details
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 127 mm
Width: 203 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-231-12763-9 (9780231127639)
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07/2002
3rd Edition
Columbia University Press
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Persons
Hedley Bull was Montague Burton Professor of International Relations at Oxford University. Andrew Hurrell is Faculty Fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford University.
Content
Foreword to the Third Edition by Andrew HurrellForeword to the Second Edition by Stanley HoffmannPart 1. The Nature of Order in World Politics 1. The Concept of Order in World Politics2. Does Order Exist in World Politics?3. How is Order Maintained in World Politics?4. Order versus Justice in World PoliticsPart 2. Order in the Contemporary International System 5. The Balance of Power and International Order6. International Law and International Order7. Diplomacy and International Order8. War and International Order9. The Great Powers and International OrderPart 3. Alternative Paths to World Order 10. Alternatives to the Contemporary States System11. The Decline of the States System?12. The Obsolescence of the States System?13. The Reform of the States System?14. Conclusion