International Relations in Political Thought

Thinkers from the Classical Greeks to the First World War are represented in this collection of key international relations texts.

Thinkers from the Classical Greeks to the First World War are represented in this collection of major writings, which includes extracts from major, and less well-known, writers. Texts are organised chronologically and placed in historical and philosophical context; sections also contain 'further reading' suggestions.This unique collection presents texts in international relations from Ancient Greece to the First World War. Major writers such as Thucydides, Augustine, Aquinas, Machiavelli, Grotius, Kant and John Stuart Mill are represented by extracts of their key works; less well-known international theorists including John of Paris, Cornelius van Bynkershoek and Friedrich List are also included. Fifty writers are anthologised in what is the largest such collection currently available. The texts, most of which are substantial extracts, are organised into broadly chronological sections, each of which is headed by an introduction that places the work in its historical and philosophical context. Ideal for both students and scholars, the volume also includes biographies and guides to further reading.