The International Thought of Herbert Butterfield

2007. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-0-230-00166-4
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 287 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 490 g

Reihe: Studies in Diplomacy and International Relations

The International Thought of Herbert Butterfield brings together material from Butterfield's previously unpublished papers and a critical commentary from two leading Butterfield scholars: Paul Sharp and Karl Schweizer. They recover Butterfield's contribution to international thought.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sharp, P.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction SECTION I: DIPLOMATIC HISTORY Introduction In Defense of Diplomatic History Prussia's Attempt to Make Separate Peace with Napoleon after Jena Austrian Policy and the Austrian Attempt to Bring About Peace Crowe's Memorandum of January 1, 1907 Sir Edward Grey in July 1914 SECTION II: FAITH AND ETHICS IN INTERNATIONAL POLITICS Introduction Christianity and Human Problems Human Nature and Human Culpability Morality and Human Progress Moral Judgments in History The Moral Framework of International Relations SECTION III: INTERNATIONAL THEORY Introduction Notes for a Discussion of the Theory of International Politics The Great Powers The Historic 'States-Systems' Comments on Hedley Bull's Paper on the Grotian Conception of International Relations SECTION IV: DIPLOMACY Introduction The Development of Diplomacy The New Diplomacy and Historical Diplomacy The Changing Moral Framework The Balance of Power Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

KARL W. SCHWEIZER is Professor of History, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, USA. He has published numerous books on diplomatic history, including (1989); and (2001). Further publications include the (1994); (1995); and (1993). A former Ph.D student of Butterfield, he has also edited the latter's previously unpublished essays on the (1998), wrote the entry on Butterfield for the (1998) and published an article on Butterfield's educational thought for .

PAUL SHARP is Professor and Head of Political Science at the University of Minnesota Duluth, USA. He is the author of two books and numerous articles on foreign policy and diplomacy. He is currently co-editor of and was the founding chair of both the Diplomatic Studies and English School sections of the International Studies Association.