The hidden history of realism : a genealogy of power politics

The hidden history of realism : a genealogy of power politics / Seán Molloy.

Challenging the received notions of International Relations theory about perhaps its most central tradition--Realism--Molloy demonstrates how a belief in a mode of theorization has distorted Realism, forcing the theory of power politics in International Relations into a paradigmatic straitjacket tha...

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Main Author: Molloy, Seán
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Palgrave Macmillan series on the history of international thought.
Subjects:
International relations.
Balance of power.
international relations.
Political science & theory.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Globalization.
Politics and Government.
Balance of power
International relations
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: A Genealogical Reading of Realism * Square Pegs and Round Holes: Forcing Realism into a Paradigm and Keeping it There * Realism As Contra-modern Critique * E.H. Carr and the Complexity of Power Politics * The Realist Truths of Hans Morgenthau * Nuancing Realism: Martin Wight, Power Politics and International Society * The Retreat from the Real: Kenneth Waltz and International System * Conclusion: A Counter
  • Memory of Realism.

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