Justice Among Nations
On the Moral Basis of Power and Peace
Published on 30. June 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
362 pages
978-0-7006-1221-5 (ISBN)
Description
This text provides an introduction to conceptions of international justice, spanning 2500 years of intellectual history from Thucydides and Plato to Morgenthau and Waltz. It shows how older traditions of political philosophy remain relevant to contemporary debates in international relations.
Reviews / Votes
This powerful and important book should be assigned in core courses offered to all advanced students in international relations. - International History Review; ""An excellent contribution that masterfully combines philosophy, theology, and morality into a history of international relations from the ancient Greeks to the present."" - Military Review; ""An extremely welcome and powerful contribution."" - International AffairsMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Kansas
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 238 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
544 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7006-1221-5 (9780700612215)
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Persons
Thomas L. Pangle is Joe R. Long Chair in Democratic Studies in the Department of Government at the University of Texas at Austin and is the author of The Ennobling of Democracy: The Challenge of the Postmodern Era and The Spirit of Modern Republicanism: The Moral Vision of the American Founders and the Philosophy of Locke and coauthor of The Learning of Liberty: The Educational Ideas of the American Founders.