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Book SynopsisStudies the future of the nation-state as the world's basic political organization and the foundation of modern international relations. The author argues that this Hegelian construct - once championed as the rational and preferred basis for global order - developed through a series of dichotomies.
Trade ReviewThis wide-ranging and illuminating study maps key ideas in the tradition of Western political thought. It is essential reading for all those fascinated by the political philosophy of the nation-state -- Michael W. Doyle, Princeton University
Dichotomy of Power brings the wisdom of political theory to bear on contemporary discussions of world order and international affairs. . . . The book will surely force scholars to rethink conventional narratives of international relations as a tradition and discipline, and provide deep intellectual resources for making sense of the world order challenges ahead. -- Paul Wapner, author of Living Through the End of Nature, and Environmental Activism and World Civic Politics
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 The Classical Bifurcation of Politics Chapter 3 Augustine and Christendom Chapter 4 Machiavelli and the Emergence of Modern Politics Chapter 5 Hobbes, Self-Preservation, and the State Chapter 6 Locke, Natural Law, and the State Chapter 7 Rousseau, Self-Determination, and the Nation-State Chapter 8 Conclusions 9 10 11 12 13
