Power Politics

by Martin Wight and Carsten [Editors] Wight, Martin [Authors]; Bull, Hedley; Holbraad

Book Overview

This account of state-systems, which derives not from theoretical models but from the study of state-systems that have actually existed, emphasizes their moral or normative bases. It argues that a system of states presupposes a common culture. The essays deal with the concept of systems of states: the state-systems of Hellas; Hellas and Persia; the geographical and chronological boundaries of the modern states-system; international legitimacy;...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826461743
• ISBN13: 9780826461742
• Release Date: June 2002
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 317 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.5"