Title:
|
THE IDEA OF INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY
ERASMUS, VITORIA, GENTILI AND GROTIUS |
By: |
Ursula Vollerthun, James L. Richardson |
Format: |
Hardback |
![](/Images/divider_itemdetail_1a.gif)
List price:
|
£84.00 |
Our price: |
£75.60 |
Discount: |
|
You save:
|
£8.40 |
|
|
|
|
ISBN 10: |
1108417140 |
ISBN 13: |
9781108417143 |
Availability: |
Usually dispatched within 1-3 weeks.
Delivery
rates
|
Stock: |
Currently 0 available |
Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS |
Pub. date: |
31 August, 2017 |
Description: |
The first comprehensive account of the initial development of the 'Grotian tradition' in international relations theory, reaching entirely unexpected conclusions. |
Synopsis: |
This book offers the first comprehensive account and re-appraisal of the formative phase of what is often termed the 'Grotian tradition' in international relations theory: the view that sovereign states are not free to act at will, but are akin to members of a society, bound by its norms. It examines the period from the later fifteenth to the mid-seventeenth centuries, focusing on four thinkers: Erasmus, Vitoria, Gentili and Grotius himself, and is structured by the author's concept of international society. Erasmus' views on international relations have been entirely neglected, but underlying his work is a consistent image of international society. The theologian Francisco de Vitoria concerns himself with its normative principles, the lawyer Alberico Gentili - unexpectedly, the central figure in the narrative - with its extensive practical applications. Grotius, however, does not re-affirm the concept, but wavers at crucial points. This book suggests that the Grotian tradition is a misnomer. |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
Cambridge University Press |
Returns: |
Returnable |