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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... Society. His publications include Britain and the Rise of Communist China (1967), The Aberystwyth Papers (editor, 1972), and he has recently edited (with Gabriele Wight) International Theory: The Three Traditions by Martin Wight. Paul ...
... Society. His publications include Britain and the Rise of Communist China (1967), The Aberystwyth Papers (editor, 1972), and he has recently edited (with Gabriele Wight) International Theory: The Three Traditions by Martin Wight. Paul ...
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... society. Yet these points notwithstanding, The Twenty Years' Crisis is most famous for its attack on 'utopianism'. It is widely held that this critique had a devastating impact on the discipline. Indeed some observers have suggested ...
... society. Yet these points notwithstanding, The Twenty Years' Crisis is most famous for its attack on 'utopianism'. It is widely held that this critique had a devastating impact on the discipline. Indeed some observers have suggested ...
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... society, and also given the fact that Wight himself, author of one of the most influential realist texts of the early postwar years, gravitated towards rationalism in later writings.7 This would suggest that rationalism is closer to ...
... society, and also given the fact that Wight himself, author of one of the most influential realist texts of the early postwar years, gravitated towards rationalism in later writings.7 This would suggest that rationalism is closer to ...
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... than three decades the Fabian Society and Labour party 'expert' on imperialism and international co-operation. Philip Noel-Baker was Labour's leading authority on disarmament and international legal questions INTRODUCTION 19.
... than three decades the Fabian Society and Labour party 'expert' on imperialism and international co-operation. Philip Noel-Baker was Labour's leading authority on disarmament and international legal questions INTRODUCTION 19.
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... Society , a body which he founded and to a large extent financed . Lord Lothian was regarded by the Federal Union as the leading thinker on the federal approach to the problem of war and peace . One final comment should be made with ...
... Society , a body which he founded and to a large extent financed . Lord Lothian was regarded by the Federal Union as the leading thinker on the federal approach to the problem of war and peace . One final comment should be made with ...
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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