Classics of International Relations introduces, contextualises and assesses 24 of the most important works on international relations of the last 100 years. Providing an indispensable guide for all students of IR theory, from advanced undergraduates to academic specialists, it asks why are these works considered classics? Is their status deserved? Will it endure? It takes as its starting point Norman Angell s best-selling The Great Illusion (1909) and concludes with Daniel Deudney s award winning Bounding Power (2006). The volume does not ignore established classics such as Morgenthau s...