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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... Utopians ' or ' idealists ' . The impetus for the book was the feeling , partly brought on by recent reassessments of realism , and increasingly borne out by our re- search , that the ' idealists ' were not as naive in their assumptions ...
... Utopians ' or ' idealists ' . The impetus for the book was the feeling , partly brought on by recent reassessments of realism , and increasingly borne out by our re- search , that the ' idealists ' were not as naive in their assumptions ...
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... utopianism ' . It also derives from three further attributes : its bold attempt to lay the foundations for a ' science ' of international relations ; its trenchant account and acute analysis of contemporary international problems ; and ...
... utopianism ' . It also derives from three further attributes : its bold attempt to lay the foundations for a ' science ' of international relations ; its trenchant account and acute analysis of contemporary international problems ; and ...
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... utopianism ' . It is widely held that this critique had a devastating impact on the discipline . Indeed some observers have suggested that it led to a Kuhnian - style paradigm shift : idealism , the dominant pattern of thought , col ...
... utopianism ' . It is widely held that this critique had a devastating impact on the discipline . Indeed some observers have suggested that it led to a Kuhnian - style paradigm shift : idealism , the dominant pattern of thought , col ...
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... utopianism . Carr consistently used the latter term and rarely the former . Indeed , on the few occasions he does use the term ' ideal- ism ' he has in mind philosophical idealism — the doctrine that up- holds , roughly speaking , that ...
... utopianism . Carr consistently used the latter term and rarely the former . Indeed , on the few occasions he does use the term ' ideal- ism ' he has in mind philosophical idealism — the doctrine that up- holds , roughly speaking , that ...
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... utopianism was an ever - present element of political reality along with realism . At certain times one would prevail over the other , and in a sense history was a product of the perennial tension between them . He also maintained ...
... utopianism was an ever - present element of political reality along with realism . At certain times one would prevail over the other , and in a sense history was a product of the perennial tension between them . He also maintained ...
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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