Rethinking international relations

by Halliday, Fred

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International Relations as an academic discipline is faced with three major convergent challenges: a historical challenge from the end of the Cold War and from new forms of internationalism and fragmentation; an institutional challenge from the growing preoccupation of other social sciences with the international; and a theoretical challenge both from these cognate disciplines and from within. Ranging widely over the discipline, Fred Halliday's book powerfully reaffirms the specificity of Inter…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Rethinking international relations / Fred Halliday.

Summary

International Relations as an academic discipline is faced with three major convergent challenges: a historical challenge from the end of the Cold War and from new forms of internationalism and fragmentation; an institutional challenge from the growing preoccupation of other social sciences with the international; and a theoretical challenge both from these cognate disciplines and from within. Ranging widely over the discipline, Fred Halliday's book powerfully reaffirms the specificity of International Relations and lays the basis for a long-overdue reformulation.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:1994.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Macmillan
  • Place of Publication:Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:1994.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (x, 290 pages)

Edition Identifiers

  • oclc:ocn742303253
  • LC Classification:JX1395
  • Dewey Decimal:327.101

Table of Contents

Introduction: the pertinence of the 'international' -- Theories in contention -- A necessary encounter: historical materialism and international relations -- State and society in international relations -- International society as homogeneity -- "The sixth great power": revolutions and the international system -- Hidden from international relations: women and the international arena -- Inter-systemic conflict: the case of the Cold War -- A singular collapse: the Soviet Union and inter-state competition -- International relations and the "end of history" -- Conclusion: the future of international relations.

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