This book offers the first comprehensive account and re-appraisal of the formative phase of what is often termed the 'Grotian tradition' in international relations theory: the view that sovereign states are not free to act at will, but are akin to members of a society, bound by its norms. It examines the period from the later fifteenth to the mid-seventeenth centuries, focusing on four thinkers: Erasmus, Vitoria, Gentili and Grotius himself, and is structured by the author's concept of international society. Erasmus' views on international relations have been entirely neglected, but...
This book offers the first comprehensive account and re-appraisal of the formative phase of what is often termed the 'Grotian tradition' in internatio...
The first comprehensive account of the initial development of the 'Grotian tradition' in international relations theory; relevant also to readers interested in the general history of political thought. The work is clearly structured by a rigorous concept of international society and written to be accessible to non-specialists.
The first comprehensive account of the initial development of the 'Grotian tradition' in international relations theory; relevant also to readers inte...
