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Book SynopsisHEDLEY BULL was sometime Montague Burton Professor of International Relations, University of Oxford, UK. He had previously been Professor of International Relations, Australian National University.ANDREW HURRELL Montague Burton Professor of International Relations and Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford, UK.
Trade ReviewReviews of previous editions: 'A masterful analysis of the problem of international order in contemporary society and of the feasibility of such alternative models as disarmament, global organization, a highly proliferated world, and a radical redistribution of wealth and power.' - Foreign Affairs 'An important book likely to be read with profit for along time to come.' - The Times Literary Supplement 'Bull has written that rarest of books: it is not the last, but the first word on its subject.' - Political Science Quarterly
Table of ContentsForeword to the Fourth Edition: The Anarchical Society 35 Years On; A.Hurrell Preface Introduction PART I: THE NATURE OF ORDER IN WORLD POLITICS The Concept of Order in World Politics Does Order Exist in World Politics? How is Order Maintained in World Politics? Order versus Justice in World Politics PARTII: ORDER IN THE CONTEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM The Balance of Power and International Order International Law and International Order Diplomacy and International Order War and International Order The Great Powers and International Order PART III: ALTERNATIVE PATHS TO WORLD ORDER Alternatives to the Contemporary States System The Decline of the States System? The Obsolescence of the States System? The Reform of the States System? Conclusion.
