Explaining and Understanding International Relations - Hardcover

Hollis, Martin; Smith, Steve

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0198275889 ISBN 13: 9780198275886

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1990

Synopsis

A collaboration between a philosopher and an international relations scholar, this work examines the philosophical issues that underlie the theory of international relations. Part I focuses on the dominant theories of Idealism, Realism, and behavioralism, and Part II examines the international system, the state, bureaucracies, and the individual--four factors commonly assumed to account for international behavior. The authors conclude with a summary of the links between the two forms of analysis and an open-ended assessment of their relative merits which will stimulate further discussion.

About this title

About the Author

Martin Hollis is the co-author, with F. Hahn, of the 1979 O.U.P. book Philosophy and Economic Theory which sold 4000 copies before going out of print.

Review

"Thoughtful and stimulating....A splendid contribution to the study of international relations."--Perspectives on Political Science

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0198275889
• ISBN 13: 9780198275886
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 234