War in International Society (New International Relations)
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Apr 04, 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9780415629997
Description: "Is war an institution of international society and how is it constituted as such across the evolution of international society? This book is an inquiry into the purpose of war as a social institution, as originally put forward by Hedley Bull. It offers a comprehensive examination of what is entailed in thinking of war as a social institution and as a mechanism for order"--