The Wealth of States: A Comparative Sociology of International Economic and Political Change

by John M. Hobson

Book Overview

In recent years a number of scholars of international relations have developed an interest in neo-Weberian historical sociology, but The Wealth of States is the first sustained analysis of the overlap between historical sociology and international relations. John Hobson develops a new theory of international change using a sociological approach, through a detailed examination of nineteenth-century trade regimes, and the efforts of the Great Powers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521588626
• ISBN13: 9780521588621
• Release Date: March 1997
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"