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In this fundamental text, Hedley Bull explores three key questionsis the nature of order in world politics? How is it maintained within the contemporary states system? And do desirable and feasible alternatives to the states system exist? Contrary to common claims, Bull asserts that the sovereign states system is not in decline. Rather, it persists and thrives, as it is essential to maintaining an international world order. More than three decades after its publication, Bull's classic work continues to define and direct research in international relations. In this thirty-fifth anniversary edition, the text has been updated and includes a new interpretive foreword by the world's leading expert on Bull and his contributions to the theory, structures, and practices of world politics. The Anarchical Society identifies and confronts the unwritten rules supporting the international order across history, despite sweeping changes in laws and institutions.It considers and rejects the idea that the states system is giving way to an alternative world government or some method of neo-medieval rule or that the states system has ceased to be viable or compatible with objectives such as peace, economic justice, and ecological control. Bull also reviews and comments upon a variety of proposals for states system reform.
Contents
Foreword to the Fourth Edition by Andrew Hurrell Foreword to the Second Edition by Stanley Hoffmann Introduction Part I. The Nature of Order in World Politics 1. The Concept of Order in World Politics 2. Does Order Exist in World Politics? 3. How is Order Maintained in World Politics? 4. Order versus Justice in World Politics Part II. Order in the Contemporary International System 5. The Balance of Power and International Order 6. International Law and International Order 7. Diplomacy and International Order 8. War and International Order 9. The Great Powers and International Order Part III. Alternative Paths to World Order 10. Alternatives to the Contemporary States System 11. The Decline of the States System? 12. The Obsolescence of the States System 13. The Reform of the States System? 14. Conclusion Notes and References Index
