The Balance of Power: The System of International Relations, 1648-1815

ISBN-13: 9781349219292 / Angielski / Miękka / 1992 / 399 str.

Evan Luard

Opis

This book examines on an analytical basis the system of international relations between 1648 and 1815. It considers the character of the states, their principal foreign policy goals and the beliefs that influences their relations. The author seeks on this basis to examine the character of the system as a whole: in particular how from the proclaimed desire to maintain the 'balance of power' it succeeded in establishing international stability in preventing the domination of particular states.

Spis treści

Foreword - The Idea of the Balance - The States - Sovereignty - Status - Territory - Succession - Trade - Colonies - Alliances - Institutions - Rules - The Shifting Balance - Conclusions: The Nature of the System - Index