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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... Disarmament , 1914-1978 ( 1979 ) and author of Peace through Law : Britain and the World Court in the 1920s ( forthcoming ) . While studying for her doctorate at the London School of Economics she worked as a research assistant for ...
... Disarmament , 1914-1978 ( 1979 ) and author of Peace through Law : Britain and the World Court in the 1920s ( forthcoming ) . While studying for her doctorate at the London School of Economics she worked as a research assistant for ...
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... disarmament ; emphasis on the need for a more comprehensive system of international law ; dis- trust of traditional means and goals of statecraft ( especially secret diplomacy and the balance of power ) ; and confidence in the pa- cific ...
... disarmament ; emphasis on the need for a more comprehensive system of international law ; dis- trust of traditional means and goals of statecraft ( especially secret diplomacy and the balance of power ) ; and confidence in the pa- cific ...
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... disarmament . But most significant for our purposes is the fact that Kegley's list of Utopian ideas he wishes to see re- stored , or at least seriously reconsidered , is far more extensive than either Miller's or Booth's . Miller wants ...
... disarmament . But most significant for our purposes is the fact that Kegley's list of Utopian ideas he wishes to see re- stored , or at least seriously reconsidered , is far more extensive than either Miller's or Booth's . Miller wants ...
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... disarmament ; the idea of outlawing war ; proposals for a ' United States of Europe ' ; the claim that national self - determination automatically leads to peace ; the distinction between ' justiciable ' and ' non - justiciable ...
... disarmament ; the idea of outlawing war ; proposals for a ' United States of Europe ' ; the claim that national self - determination automatically leads to peace ; the distinction between ' justiciable ' and ' non - justiciable ...
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... disarmament , pacifism , the causes of war , international law , sovereignty , the world depression , Manchuria , the Soviet Union , the rise of Hitler , Abyssinia , appeasement , and so on . A book of prominent opin- ions on a range of ...
... disarmament , pacifism , the causes of war , international law , sovereignty , the world depression , Manchuria , the Soviet Union , the rise of Hitler , Abyssinia , appeasement , and so on . A book of prominent opin- ions on a range of ...
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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