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British liberal internationalism, 1880-1930 : Making progress?.

This book explores the development, character, and legacy of the ideology of liberal internationalism in late nineteenth and early twentieth-century Britain. Liberal internationalism provided a powerful way of theorising and imagining international relations, and it dominated well-informed political...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sylvest, Casper (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2009.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • 9780719079092; 9780719079092; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1; Introduction; Liberal international thought: explaining the blind spot; Liberal internationalism: ideology and context; Limits and remits; Outline of the book; Part I
  • Beginnings; chapter 2; Victorian liberalism and the roots of liberal internationalism; Victorian liberalism; The roots of liberal internationalism; Delineating internationalism; Part II
  • Languages; Chapter 3; Legal evolution and the redemption of international law; The spectre of Austin and British international law before 1870.
  • Legal evolution and the march of civilisationPositivism, naturalism and the development of international law; The hidden hand of international law; The drawbacks of gradualism; Chapter 4; Philosophy and internationalist ethics; A note on philosophical idealism; War, evolution and internationalism: Herbert Spencer; Between principles and power: Henry Sidgwick's liberal internationalism; Conclusion; chapter 5; Liberal internationalism and the uses of history; A note on the British historical tradition; Nationality and empire: Bryce and the search for peace.
  • John Morley, internationalism and the 'great man' theory of historyActon's ethics and the view from nowhere; Conclusion; Part III
  • Traces; Chapter 6; Into the twentieth century; Law in the face of anarchy; Philosophy and the future of international politics; The internationalist appetite for history; Conclusion; Chapter 7; A postscript; Bibliography; Index.