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ISBN:
9781108264945
Content:
This book offers the first comprehensive account and re-appraisal of the formative phase of what is often termed the 'Grotian tradition' in international relations theory: the view that sovereign states are not free to act at will, but are akin to members of a society, bound by its norms. It examines the period from the later fifteenth to the mid-seventeenth centuries, focusing on four thinkers: Erasmus, Vitoria, Gentili and Grotius himself, and is structured by the author's concept of international society. Erasmus' views on international relations have been entirely neglected, but underlying his work is a consistent image of international society. The theologian Francisco de Vitoria concerns himself with its normative principles, the lawyer Alberico Gentili - unexpectedly, the central figure in the narrative - with its extensive practical applications. Grotius, however, does not re-affirm the concept, but wavers at crucial points. This book suggests that the Grotian tradition is a misnomer
Content:
Three ways of thinking about international relations -- Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam -- Francisco de Vitoria -- Alberico Gentili -- Hugo Grotius
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781108417143
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781108404631
Additional Edition:
Print version ISBN 9781108417143
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Vollerthun, Ursula, 1937 - 2011 The idea of international society Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2017 ISBN 9781108417143
Language:
English
Subjects:
Political Science
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Ethnology
Keywords:
Erasmus, Desiderius 1466-1536
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Vitoria, Francisco de 1485-1546
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Gentili, Alberico 1552-1608
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Grotius, Hugo 1583-1645
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Philosophie
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Staat
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Souveränität
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Internationale Politik
DOI:
10.1017/9781108264945
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