Conflict, War and Revolution the problem of politics in international political thought
Violence and war were ubiquitous features of politics long before the emergence of the modern state system. Since the late 18th century major revolutions across the world have further challenged the idea of the state as a final arbiter of international order. This book discusses ten major thinkers w...
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London, England
LSE Press
[2022]
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Conflict, war, revolution and the character of politics
- Thucydides: The naturalness of war
- Augustine: The problem of peace in a violent world
- Machiavelli: Politics and the use of violence
- Hobbes: Solving the problem of conflict
- Locke: Liberalism and the externalisation of conflict
- Rousseau: The threat of the international order
- Clausewitz: The professionalisation of war
- Lenin and Mao: Revolution, violence and war
- Schmitt: The danger of the international liberal order
- Conclusion: Realisms in international political theory