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Political Theories of International Relations
David Boucher
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Description for Political Theories of International Relations
Paperback. Uses the ideas of western philosophy's most significant thinkers to trace the history of political theory in international relations. This book challenges conceptions both of how relations between communities, nations, and states is transformed, and of the history of thought in international relations. Num Pages: 456 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBG; JFCX; JPA; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 668.
David Boucher uses the ideas of western philosophy's most significant thinkers to trace the history of political theory in international relations. He examines current conceptions, offering an alternative thematic interpretation of how the most significant thinkers in the Western tradition perceived relations between communities, nations, states, and the discovery of the new world. His organizing principle centres on the idea that the great philosophers were searching for a criterion of state conduct associated with different theories of human nature and which were used for justificatory, appraisive, and injunctive purposes. The author asserts that great thinkers from Thucydides to Marx formulated ... Read more
David Boucher uses the ideas of western philosophy's most significant thinkers to trace the history of political theory in international relations. He examines current conceptions, offering an alternative thematic interpretation of how the most significant thinkers in the Western tradition perceived relations between communities, nations, states, and the discovery of the new world. His organizing principle centres on the idea that the great philosophers were searching for a criterion of state conduct associated with different theories of human nature and which were used for justificatory, appraisive, and injunctive purposes. The author asserts that great thinkers from Thucydides to Marx formulated ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
456
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Weight
676g
Number of Pages
456
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198780540
SKU
V9780198780540
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About David Boucher
David Boucher was educated at the universities of Wales, London and Liverpool. He was a lecturer at the University of Wales, Cardiff, and a senior lecturer at La Trobe University, Melbourne, and the Australian National University, Canberra. He is currently a Reader in Political Theory and Government at the University of Wales, Swansea. He is a fellow of the Royal ... Read more
Reviews for Political Theories of International Relations
'Boucher (1998) is the most substantial overall history of international thought currently available.' International Relations in Political Thought