| Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 875 pages) |
| Contents |
Douglas M. Johnston -- Biography; Introduction: The Quest for World Order; Part One The System; 1 International Law in Action; 2 Images of International Law; Part Two Out of the Mists; 3 Primitive Order; 4 Universal Order in Classical Antiquity; 5 Universal Authority in Pre-modern History; Part Three Into Clear View; 6 Shaping of the Modern World (1492-1645); 7 Constructing the Imperial World-system (1618-1815); 8 The Ruling of the Modern World (1815-1905); 9 Contemporary World Order in Profile; Bibliography; Douglas M. Johnston -- List of Publications; Subject Index; Index of Names |
| Summary |
By illuminating the personalities and identifying the controversies behind the great advancements in international legal thought and weaving this into the context of more conventionally known history, this book presents an understanding of how peoples and nations have sought regularity, justice and order across the ages |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 773-835) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
International law -- History.
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LAW -- International.
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International law
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Public international law.
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Legal history.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789047423935 |
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9047423933 |
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9004161678 |
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9789004161672 |
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