No virtue like necessity
Jonathan Haslam
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No virtue like necessity
Published
2002
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pages
260
ISBN-10
0300091508
Description
"This book is the first comprehensive history of the development of realist ideas in international relations throughout the last five hundred years. Jonathan Haslam focuses on the emergence and relevance of realist (or statist) thought, showing how it has shaped political thinking and international events since Machiavelli's time. Haslam draws on an array of original texts in various European languages to illustrate the views of rulers and thinkers, to reveal how wars and other crises affected the thinking of those who experienced them, and to locate realist thinking squarely within the history of political and economic thought.". "The author explores four themes relating to international relations in the modern era: Reasons of State, the Balance of Power, the Balance of Trade, and Geopolitics. He contrasts realist ideas with universalist alternatives, both religious and secular, which were based on a more optimistic view of the nature of man or the nature of society. Realist thought never attained consistent predominance, Haslam demonstrates, and the struggle with universalist thought has remained an unresolved tension that can be traced throughout the evolution of international relations theory in the twentieth century."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects
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How many pages are in No virtue like necessity?
This edition of No virtue like necessity has approximately 260 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
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For most readers, No virtue like necessity typically takes between 5h 25m and 3h 37m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 65,000 words and common reading speeds.
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Who is the author of No virtue like necessity?
No virtue like necessity was written by Jonathan Haslam.
When was No virtue like necessity published?
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