Peace & War: A Theory of International Relations

ISBN-13: 9780765805041 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 820 str.

Raymond Aron; Daniel J. Mahoney; Brian C. Anderson

Opis

Peace and War by Raymond Aron is one of the greatest books ever written on international relations. Aron's starting point is the state of nature that exists between nations, a condition that differs essentially from the civil state that holds within political communities. Ever keeping this brute fact about the life of nations in mind and ranging widely over political history and many disciplines, Aron develops the essential analytical tools to enable us to think clearly about the stakes and possibilities of international relations.In his first section, "Theory," Aron shows that, while international relations can be mapped, and probabilities discerned, no closed, global "science" of international relations is anything more than a mirage. In the second part, "Sociology," Aron studies the many ways various subpolitical forces influence foreign policy. He emphasizes that no rigorous determinism is at work: politics--and thus the need for prudent statesmanship--are inescapable in international relations. In part three, "History," Aron offers a magisterial survey of the twentieth century. He looks at key developments that have had an impact on foreign policy and the emergence of what he calls "universal history," which brings far-flung peoples into regular contact for the first time. In a final section, "Praxeology," Aron articulates a normative theory of international relations that rejects both the bleak vision of the Machiavellians, who hold that any means are legitimate, and the naivete of the idealists, who think foreign policy can be overcome.This new edition of Peace and War includes an informative introduction by Daniel J. Mahoney and Brian C. Anderson, situating Aron's thought in a new post-Cold War context, and evaluating his contribution to the study of politics and international relations.

Spis treści

1: Theory Concepts and Systems; 1: Strategy and Diplomacy or On the Unity of Foreign Policy; 2: Power and Force or On the Means of Foreign Policy; 3: Power, Glory and Idea or On the Goals of Foreign Policy; 4: On International Systems; 5: On Multipolar Systems and Bipolar Systems; 6: Dialectics of Peace and War; 2: Sociology Determinants and Constants; 7: On Space; 8: On Number; 9: On Resources; 10: Nations and Regimes; 11: In Search of a Pattern of Change; 12: The Roots of War as an Institution; 3: History the Global System in the Thermonuclear Age; 13: Le monde fini or The Heterogeneity of the Global System; 14: On the Strategy of Deterrence; 15: Les grands Frères or Diplomacy within the Blocs; 16: Stalemate in Europe or Diplomacy between the Blocs; 17: Persuasion and Subversion or The Blocs and the Non-Aligned Nations; 18: The Enemy Partners; 4: Praxeology the Antinomies of Diplomatic-Strategic Conduct; 19: In Search of a Morality; 20: In Search of a Morality; 21: In Search of a Strategy; 22: In Search of a Strategy; 23: Beyond Power Politics; 24: Beyond Power Politics

O autorze

Aron, Raymond