Hedley Bull On International Society

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Overview

Hedley Bull was one of the most important figures in the academic study of international relations. Although his work ranged widely, one simple but powerful idea constantly recurs: that sovereign states form among themselves a society and that this society must be understood on its own terms. The end of the Cold War and developments within international relations theory have once again thrown the social dimension of world politics into sharp relief. Although many have read Hedley Bull's The Anarchical Society, few are familiar with the breadth and range of his writing. This collection brings together Bull's most important work on international society, illustrating the richness and analytical rigour of his thought, and its evolution over time. The volume includes a comprehensive introduction which examines Bull's conception of international society, its relationship to contemporary theories of world politics, and its continued relevance to our understanding of the post-Cold War world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780312228590
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	09/02/2000
Edition description:	2000
Pages:	279
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.03(d)

About the Author

Kai Alderson is at the Institute of International Relations, University of British Columbia.

Andrew Hurrell is Lecturer in International Relations and Fellow of Nuffield College.

Table of Contents

Society and Anarchy in International Relations (1966)
• The Grotian Conception of International Society (1966), edited version of original presentation to British Committee on the Theory of International Politics in April 1962
• The Twenty Years' Crisis Thirty Years On (1969)
• The State's Positive Role in World Affairs (1979)
• Natural Law and International Relations (1979)
• The European International Order (1980)
• Hobbes and the International Anarchy (1981)
• Justice and International Relations, The Hagey Lectures (1984)
• International Relations as an Academic Pursuit (1972)