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Basic Texts in International Relations

The Evolution of Ideas about International Society

Palgrave Macmillan

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  1. Evan Luard
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Table of contents (39 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
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  2. The Nature of Man

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction

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      Pages 3-4

    3. The Ancient Chinese View

      • Evan Luard
      Pages 5-17

    4. The Ancient Greek View

      • Evan Luard
      Pages 18-25

    5. The Christian View

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      Pages 26-37

    6. The Philosophers’ View

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      Pages 38-49

    7. The Citizen as a Restraint on War

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      Pages 50-58

    8. The Citizen as a Stimulus to War

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      Pages 59-69

  3. The Nature of States

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 115-115
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    2. Introduction

      • Evan Luard
      Pages 117-117

    3. The Interests of States

      • Evan Luard
      Pages 118-129

    4. The Competitiveness of States

      • Evan Luard
      Pages 130-142

    5. The Duties of States

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      Pages 143-155

    6. Reasons of State

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      Pages 156-171

    7. The State’s Right to Intervene

      • Evan Luard
      Pages 172-192

    8. The Nationhood of States

      • Evan Luard
      Pages 193-209
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This text combines passages from major writers on international relations over the ages, together with a brief commentary on each. The collection is divided into three main sections - the individual, the state and the society of states - the three main alternative ways of conceiving the subject.
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