Resurrecting a discipline : enduring scholarship for evolving world politics / George Liska.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Liska, George.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World politics--20th century--Historiography.

World politics.

Historiography.

Physical Description:

vi, 361 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, 1999.

Summary:

Resurrecting a Discipline completes a trilogy in which George Liska, renowned scholar of international relations, encapsulates a lifetime of inquiry into past and present world relations in particular, seeking a theory that combines the two. The author takes as his starting point former Secretary of State Dean Acheson's call for a "usable theory" of international politics, integrating selec tions from his own many books on politics, world history, and international relations with analysis of the present and speculation on the future state of scholarship. Scholars of international relations, world politics, and political history will find this book a valuable addition to their collections.

Contents:

Introduction: Challenge to the Scribes 1

Part I Interactions: Balance of Power and Alliances 15

Part II Impulsions: Expansion and Consolidation 115

Part III Inner Economy: Political Physics and Poetics 209

Part IV Imperatives and Imagination: Theory vs. Theorization 239

Part V Statecraft for the Future: Diagnosis and Prognosis 323

Conclusion: Compounding Historical with Theoretical Sense 345.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0739100661

073910067X

OCLC:

40943445