War and the state : the theory of international politics / R. Harrison Wagner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wagner, R. Harrison (Robert Harrison)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations--Philosophy.

International relations.

War.

State, The.

Physical Description:

xii, 260 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2007]

Summary:

War and the State exposes the invalid arguments employed in the unproductive debate about Realism among international relations scholars, as well as the common fallacy of sharply distinguishing between conflict among states and conflict within them. As R. Harrison Wagner demonstrates, any understanding of international politics must be part of a more general study of the relationship between political order and organized violence everywhere-as it was in the intellectual tradition from which modern-day Realism was derived. War and the State draws on the insights from Wagner's distinguished career to create an elegantly crafted essay accessible to both students and scholars.

Contents:

Chapter 1 The Theory of International Politics 1

Theories, Arguments, and Explanations 2

Offensive Realism 13

Defensive Realism 15

Structural Realism 17

Anarchy and War 21

Hierarchy and Peace 33

Realism's Competitors 36

Generic Realism 48

Chapter 2 Reason of State 53

Classical Realism, Social Norms, and Raison d'Etat 53

The State of Nature 65

The Prince 71

A World of Leviathans 76

The Market 89

Recurring War, Perpetual Peace 94

from Raison d'Etat to Realism 100

Chapter 3 Violence, Organization, and War 105

Bargaining 107

Bargaining and the Use of Force 112

The Protection Business 118

The Social Contract 120

Anarchy and Hierarchy Reconsidered 122

The Global Constitution 125

Peace and the State 127

Chapter 4 Bargaining and War 131

Warring Predators 131

Let's Make a Deal 137

Bargaining and Fighting 143

Bargaining, War, and Alliances 154

Bargaining, War, and the Balance of Power 161

Bargaining and the Recurrence of War 170

Chapter 5 Enforcing Agreements 173

The Struggle for Power 175

Incentives to Attack First 177

Bargaining over the Distribution of Power 184

Chapter 6 A World of Commonwealths 197

Taming Predators 202

A Mixed World 206

Domestic and International Politics 209

Writing the Global Constitution: Top-down or Bottom-up? 217.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-253) and index.

ISBN:

0472099817

9780472099818

0472069810

9780472069811

OCLC:

71173829