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Worldviews and theories of international relations

Title
Worldviews and theories of international relations / Jürg Martin Gabriel.
Author
Gabriel, Jürg Martin, 1940-
Publication
New York, N.Y. : St. Martin's Press, 1993.

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Description
x, 192 pages; 23 cm
Summary
  • The purpose of this book is to review classical and contemporary theories of international relations against the background of four worldviews. Worldviews are simple devices, more general and sweeping in nature than theories, but their very simplicity permits the isolation of concepts central to describing and analyzing international relations.
  • Worldviews are defined along two dimensions only - the duality of war and peace, and the duality of anarchy and hierarchy. Taken together, the four worldviews constitute a logically interrelated framework which helps the student of international relations gain an overview of the mass of concepts typical of the field.
  • Also, worldviews categorize both classical and contemporary theories more successfully than the three approaches so often mentioned - the billiard-ball, the cobweb and the layer-cake approaches.
Alternative Title
World views and theories of international relations.
Subject
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
1. Worldviews and Theories. Conventional Categories. Four Worldviews. On Theorizing -- 2. Classical Theories. Gentz: Balance of Power. Clausewitz: War as an Instrument. Bernhardi: Militaristic Imperialism. Kant: Perpetual Peace. Hobson: Social Democracy. Angell: Interdependence. Wilson: Collective Security -- 3. Contemporary Theories. Waltz: Neo-Realism. Gilpin: Hegemonic Change. Kahn: Deterrence. Gray: Geopolitics. Rosecrance: Free Trade. Keohane: Regimes. Osgood: Tension Reduction. Falk: Central Guidance -- 4. Worldviews: A Summary. Anarchic Idealist Theories. Hierarchic Idealist Theories. Anarchic Realist Theories. Hierarchic Realist Theories.
ISBN
0312102100
LCCN
93023787
OCLC
  • 232498965
  • ocn232498965
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries