| Description |
xiii, 199 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Princeton studies in international history and politics |
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Princeton studies in international history and politics.
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| Contents |
Ch. 1. The Enigma of Fundamental Institutions -- Ch. 2. The Constitutional Structure of International Society -- Ch. 3. Ancient Greece -- Ch. 4. Renaissance Italy -- Ch. 5. Absolutist Europe -- Ch. 6. Modern International Society -- Ch. 7. Conclusion |
| Summary |
"This book seeks to explain why different systems of sovereign states have built different types of fundamental institutions to govern interstate relations. Why, for example, did the ancient Greeks operate a successful system of third-party arbitration, while international society today rests on a combination of international law and multilateral diplomacy? Conventional explanations of basic institutional practices have difficulty accounting for such variation. Christian Reus-Smit addresses this problem by presenting an alternative, "constructivist" theory of international institutional development, one that emphasizes the relationship between the social identity of the state and the nature and origin of basic institutional practices."--BOOK JACKET |
| Analysis |
Authoritarianism |
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Cultural values |
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Diplomacy |
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History |
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International relations |
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Organisational behaviour |
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Overseas item |
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Sovereignty |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
International relations and culture.
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International relations -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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| LC no. |
98033162 |
| ISBN |
0691027358 |
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