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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... important writers on international relations of the inter - war period . Since the publication in 1939 of E. H. Carr's The Twenty Years ' Crisis , these writers have been widely , and pejoratively , known as ' Utopians ' or ' idealists ...
... important writers on international relations of the inter - war period . Since the publication in 1939 of E. H. Carr's The Twenty Years ' Crisis , these writers have been widely , and pejoratively , known as ' Utopians ' or ' idealists ...
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... important aspects of Carr's work that tend to go unnoticed is that he viewed such paradigmatic revolutionaries as Marx and Engels as realists not idealists . This was due to the emphasis they gave to historical cause and effect , to ...
... important aspects of Carr's work that tend to go unnoticed is that he viewed such paradigmatic revolutionaries as Marx and Engels as realists not idealists . This was due to the emphasis they gave to historical cause and effect , to ...
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... important to note that the idealist - realist dichotomy is heavily loaded . Indeed it might be contended that idealism and realism are loaded terms par excellence . The former implies impracticality , innocence , and feeble - mindedness ...
... important to note that the idealist - realist dichotomy is heavily loaded . Indeed it might be contended that idealism and realism are loaded terms par excellence . The former implies impracticality , innocence , and feeble - mindedness ...
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... importance , whether justified or not , in the subject - matter . In brief , they are highly convenient rhetorical ... important to stress that it does not seek to examine inter - war thought in toto . Rather it seeks to examine those ...
... importance , whether justified or not , in the subject - matter . In brief , they are highly convenient rhetorical ... important to stress that it does not seek to examine inter - war thought in toto . Rather it seeks to examine those ...
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... important role to play and should be given greater authority to deal with com- mon problems ; that increases in armaments often diminish rather than enhance security and the prospects for economic growth ; that self - determination and ...
... important role to play and should be given greater authority to deal with com- mon problems ; that increases in armaments often diminish rather than enhance security and the prospects for economic growth ; that self - determination and ...
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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