Power PoliticsThis account of state-systems, which derives not from theoretical models but from the study of state-systems that have actually existed, emphasizes their moral or normative bases. It argues that a system of states presupposes a common culture. The essays deal with the concept of systems of states: the state-systems of Hellas; Hellas and Persia; the geographical and chronological boundaries of the modern states-system; international legitimacy; and triangles and duels. An introductory chapter by Hedley Bull draws the essays together and provides an account of Martin Wright's life and thought. |
Contents
Foreword | 7 |
Editors Introduction | 9 |
Powers | 23 |
Dominant Powers | 30 |
Great Powers | 41 |
World Powers | 54 |
Minor Powers | 61 |
Sea Power and Land Power | 68 |
The Expansion of Powers | 144 |
The Pattern of Power | 157 |
The Balance of Power | 168 |
Compensation | 186 |
Intervention | 191 |
The League of Nations | 200 |
The United Nations | 216 |
The Arms Race | 239 |
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