Description
This book is a major contribution to the debate about philosophy and method in history and international relations. The author analyses IR scholarship from classical realism to quantitative and postmodern work.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The Historical Problem in International Relations; Chapter 3 History, Contingency, and the Roots of Realism; Chapter 4 History, Analogy, and Policy Realism; Chapter 5 The Poverty of Ahistoricism; Chapter 6 “The Importance of Being Scientific”; Chapter 7 Exit From History?; Chapter 8 Conclusion;
