One of the great scholars of International Relations, Hedley Bull worked within a tradition of political thought which derives from Hobbes, Hume, Grotius, and the natural lawyers. Bull not only added to this tradition, but he also demonstrated how it could become a foundation for the study of International Relations. In this book, leading scholars offer essays on each of the major aspects of his thought. The authors explore Bull's central question in International Relations--how order might exist amidst anarchy--in terms of society, order, the Third World, strategy, the contemporary system,...

This book is about the impact of human rights on the relations among states. It seeks to bring together in one place an account of the theory of human rights (what they are; where they come from; whether they are universal); a discussion of the part they play in contemporary international politics (including East/West and North/South relations); and a view of what ought to be done about them--especially by the Western powers. Dr. Vincent recommends that provision for subsistence rights has a strong claim to priority over other human rights. Dr. Vincent's conclusion neither endorses the notion...

This is a book of essays in honour of J.D.B.Miller and looks at the relationship between the West and the Third World. It looks especially at the liberal/democratic West in opposition to the communist East and that version of modernity which is represented by the developed capitalist world.