Thinkers of the Twenty Years' Crisis : Inter-War Idealism Reassessed: Inter-War Idealism ReassessedDavid Long, Peter Wilson Clarendon Press, Dec 14, 1995 - 360 pages This book reassesses the contribution to international thought of some of the most important thinkers of the inter-war period. It takes as its starting point E. H. Carr's famous critique which, more than any other work, established the reputation of the period as the `utopian' or `idealist' phase of international relations theorizing. This characterization of inter-war thought is scrutinized through ten detailed studies of such writers as Norman Angell, J. A. Hobson, J. M. Keynes, David Mitrany, and Alfred Zimmern. The studies demonstrate the diversity of perspectives within `idealism' and call into question the descriptive and analytical value of the entire notion. It is concluded that `idealism' is an overly general term, useful for scoring debating points rather than providing a helpful category for analysis. |
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... American realists — Morgenthau , Wolfers , and Herz — used the term ' idealism ' rather than ' utopianism ' . Since then the two terms have been used interchangeably . For convenience the terms are used interchangeably in this volume ...
... American realists — Morgenthau , Wolfers , and Herz — used the term ' idealism ' rather than ' utopianism ' . Since then the two terms have been used interchangeably . For convenience the terms are used interchangeably in this volume ...
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... Americans like Pitman Potter and James Shotwell . But at this point the list more or less grinds to a halt ; and once again this can be put down to the influence of Carr . His analysis of utopianism was greeted with such 14 PETER WILSON.
... Americans like Pitman Potter and James Shotwell . But at this point the list more or less grinds to a halt ; and once again this can be put down to the influence of Carr . His analysis of utopianism was greeted with such 14 PETER WILSON.
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... American mirror , of nineteenth century liberal thought ' , 60 his critique of ' utopianism ' was , Woodrow Wilson notwithstanding , based on his reading of British writers . It is to these writers , and especially to the trio for which ...
... American mirror , of nineteenth century liberal thought ' , 60 his critique of ' utopianism ' was , Woodrow Wilson notwithstanding , based on his reading of British writers . It is to these writers , and especially to the trio for which ...
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... American Perspectives ( Oxford , 1985 ) , 94-5 ; Martin Hollis and Steve Smith , Explaining and Understanding International Relations ( Oxford , 1990 ) , 10-11 , 18-20 . Closely connected to this , a number of scholars have argued that ...
... American Perspectives ( Oxford , 1985 ) , 94-5 ; Martin Hollis and Steve Smith , Explaining and Understanding International Relations ( Oxford , 1990 ) , 10-11 , 18-20 . Closely connected to this , a number of scholars have argued that ...
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... American Federalists , and per- haps paradoxically Hobbes , were more influential on inter - war thought than Kant . 34. Booth criticizes just two aspects of utopianism : the tendency of some Utopians to devise blueprints for future ...
... American Federalists , and per- haps paradoxically Hobbes , were more influential on inter - war thought than Kant . 34. Booth criticizes just two aspects of utopianism : the tendency of some Utopians to devise blueprints for future ...
Contents
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David Davies and the Enforcement of Peace | 58 |
The League | 79 |
Norman Angell and Rationality in International | 100 |
Leonard Woolf and International Government | 122 |
J A Hobson and Economic Internationalism | 161 |
J M Keynes Idealism and the Economic | 189 |
David Mitrany and International Functionalism | 214 |
Lord Lothian and the Federalist Critique of National | 247 |
Arnold Toynbee Chatham House and Research | 277 |
InterWar Idealism Liberal | 302 |
Select Bibliography | 329 |
Index | 341 |
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