The moral purpose of the state : culture, social identity, and institutional rationality in internat...
The moral purpose of the state : culture, social identity, and institutional rationality in internat...
The moral purpose of the state : culture, social identity, and institutional rationality in international relations / Christian Reus-Smit.
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Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1999.
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N327.101/38
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English
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xiii, 199 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Ch. 1. The Enigma of Fundamental Institutions -- Ch. 2. The Constitutional Structure of International Society -- Ch. 3. Ancient Greece -- Ch. 4. Renaissance Italy -- Ch. 5. Absolutist Europe -- Ch. 6. Modern International Society -- Ch. 7. Conclusion.
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Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1999.
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New Jersey
Date Published
c1999.
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"This book seeks to explain why different systems of sovereign states have built different types of fundamental institutions to govern interstate relations. Why, for example, did the ancient Greeks operate a successful system of third-party arbitration, while international society today rests on a combination of international law and multilateral d...
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The moral purpose of the state : culture, social identity, and institutional rationality in international relations / Christian Reus-Smit.
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Princeton studies in international history and politics.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c1999.
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N327.101/38
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74Vvre6jWLqA
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0691027358 (cl : alk. paper)
9780691027357 (cl : alk. paper)
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327.101
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991011481709702626
