1st Edition
Creating International Studies Angell, Mitrany and the Liberal Tradition
By Lucian M. Ashworth
Copyright 1999
208 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
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Through a critical evaluation of the works of Norman Angell and David Mitrany, this book explores the liberal roots of the academic discipline of International Relations (IR). Ashworth argues that, far from being the product of timeless realist truths, IR’s origins are rooted in liberal attempts to reform international affairs. Norman Angell’s work represents the first attempt to develop a... Read more
Contents: Introduction: Liberalism and the emergence of IR; Precursors to Angell and Mitrany: nineteenth century liberal roads to peace; The international thought of Norman Angell: from the great illusion to the public mind; Mitrany and the emergence of the functional approach; The inter-war Realist-Idealist great debate: real or imagined?; Angell and Mitrany in retrospect: perpetual peace and the problems of reason; Bibliography; Index.
Biography
Lucian M. Ashworth
’Ashworth’s rich and varied discussion provides an intriguing revisionist history of international relations theory...important reading for all those interested in the development of liberal internationalism in the twentieth century.’ David Long, Carleton University, Canada ’...provides a vivid historical analysis of the search for peace in the beginning of the previous century.’ Millennium: Journal of International Studies ’...offers fresh insights into the idealist-materialist debate over the causes of war...[an] admirably clear argument for the liberal genesis of modern international studies...’ The International History Review
