Kalevi Holsti: Major Texts on War, the State, Peace, and International Order

Kalevi Holsti (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

X, 198 Seiten

2016 | 1st ed. 2016
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-28816-1 (ISBN)

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In honour of Prof. Kalevi Holsti's 80th birthday, this book includes key texts by the renowned Canadian International Relations scholar on war, the state, peace, and the international order. The first part includes texts on the Study of War, Use of Force in International Politics: Four Revolutions, and The Decline of Interstate War, while the second part analyses International Sports Competition and the Creation and Sustenance of Statehood, as well as Internationalism and Nationalism within the Multi-Community State. The third part addresses The Peacemakers: Issues and International Order, Governance Without Government: Polyarchy in 19th-Century European International Politics, and The Post-Cold War 'Settlement' in Comparative Perspective. Prof. Holsti is a former president of the International Studies Association and the author of a major textbook that was translated into Mandarin, Korean, Japanese, and Bahasa Indonesian. Thousands of undergraduates around the world are acquainted with his work.

Introduction to Section on War.- On the Study of War.- The Use of Force in International Politics: Four Revolutions.- The Decline of Interstate War: Pondering Systemic Explanations.- The Medieval and Modern in Contemporary Wars.- Introduction on the 'State of the State'.- Citius, Altius, Fortius: International Sports Competition and the Creation and Sustenance of Statehood.- Internationalism and Nationalism within the Multi-Community State.- Introduction to 'Connecting Peace And War'.- The Peacemakers: Issues and International Order.- Governance Without Government: Polyarchy in Nineteenth-Century European International Politics.- The Post-Cold War 'Settlement' In Comparative Perspective.

Erscheinungsdatum	08.10.2016
Reihe/Serie	SpringerBriefs on Pioneers in Science and Practice
Reihe/Serie	Texts and Protocols
Zusatzinfo	X, 198 p. 8 illus., 7 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Medienrecht
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften
Schlagworte	Causes of War • comparative politics • Conditions of Peace • Explaining the Decline of Interstate War • International Relations • international sports law • Political Science and International Studies • Sources of State Creation • Sources of World Order/Disorder • State failure
ISBN-10	3-319-28816-4 / 3319288164
ISBN-13	978-3-319-28816-1 / 9783319288161
Zustand	Neuware