Post-Realism: The Rhetorical Turn in International Relations (Rhetoric and Public Affairs Series)

Beer and Hariman provide a coherent set of essays that trace and challenge the tradition of realism which has dominated the thinking of academics and practitioners alike. These timely essays set out a systematic investigation of the major realist writers of the Post-War era, the foundational concepts of international politics, and representative case studies of political discourse.

Francis A. Beer is Professor of Political Science, University of Colorado, Boulder. His most recent book is Meanings of War and Peace. Other works include Post Realism: The Rhetorical Turn in International Relations (with Robert Hariman), Peace Against War: The Ecology of International Violence, and Integration and Disintegration in NATO: Processes of Alliance Cohesion and Prospects for Atlantic Community.

Robert Hariman is a Professor and Chairman of the Department of Communication Studies at Northwestern University. Hariman has written numerous books, book chapters, and journal articles in several disciplines.