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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      21 September 2009
      02 November 1989
      ISBN:
      9780511521683
      9780521372527
      9780521378611
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511521683
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.515kg, 264 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.44kg, 264 Pages
      • Series:
      Cambridge Studies in International Relations (7)
      Subjects:
      Regional and World History: General Interest, History, Politics and International Relations, International Relations and International Organisations
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    Series:
    Cambridge Studies in International Relations (7)
    Subjects:
    Regional and World History: General Interest, History, Politics and International Relations, International Relations and International Organisations
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    The hierarchy of states presents Ian Clark's Reform and resistance in the international order, a well-established text on international relations first published in 1980, in a completely revised form. Combining a detailed examination of theory with a full account of historical developments, Dr Clark analyses the nature of international order - the hierarchical state system - and its potential for reform. The theory of international order is explored tracing two traditions of thought epitomised in the writings of Kant and Rousseau, whilst in a historical survey Dr Clark covers the main attempts to implement international order since 1815 and includes such aspects as concert diplomacy, alliance systems, international organisations as well as such informal understandings as nuclear deterrence, crisis management and spheres of influence. This revised edition contains two new chapters - one on international/world order issues and the other on 'macro' changes between 1815 and 1990. Dr Clark has updated his discussion on the course of superpower relations and most of the material on the post-1945 period is introduced in this edition for the first time.

    Reviews

    ‘This is an erudite well-written work.’

    Adam M. Garfinkle Source: Orbis

    ‘This book combines a discussion of theoretical perspectives on the nature of international relations with an examination of international history since 1815. Neither of these ventures entails entering new and unexplored territory, but even the most experienced students of the modern international system will find in Clark’s work some original perceptions and some interpretations that deviate sufficiently from conventional wisdom to induce reconsideration.’

    Inis L. Claude, Jr Source: Political Science Quarterly

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