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The anarchical society: a study of order in world politics/

Bull, Hedley

The anarchical society: a study of order in world politics/ Hedley Bull - 3rd ed. - Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan, 2002. - xxxv, 329 p. ; 23 cm.

Introduction --
pt. 1 The nature of order in world politics --
1 The concept of order in world politics --
2 Does order exist in world politics? --
3 How is order maintained in world politics? --
4 Order versus justice in world politics --
pt. 2 Order in the contemporary international system --
5 The balance of power and international order --
6 International law and international order --
7 Diplomacy and international order --
8 War and international order --
9 The great powers and international order --
pt. 3 Alternative paths to world order --
10 Alternatives to the contemporary states system --
11 The decline of the states system --
12 The obsolescence of the states system --
13 The reform of the states system --
14 Conclusion.

ISBN: 9780333985861

Subjects--Topical Terms:
International organization
International relations
World politics
Diplomacy

Dewey Class. No.: 327.11 / BUL/T