Perils of Anarchy: Contemporary Realism and International Security (International Security Readers) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0262522020 ISBN 13: 9780262522021

Publisher: The MIT Press, 1995

Synopsis

Current debates about the nature of international politics have centered on the clash between supporters and critics of realism. The Perils of Anarchy brings together a number of recent essays written in the realist tradition. It includes realist interpretations of the collapse of the Cold War order and of the emerging order that has replaced it, the sources of alignment and aggression, and the causes of peace. A final section provides a counterpoint by raising criticisms of and alternatives to the realist approach.

Contributors
Charles L. Glaser, Christopher Layne, Peter Liberman, Lisa L. Martin, John J. Mearsheimer, Paul Schroeder, Randall Schweller, Stephen M. Walt, Kenneth N. Waltz, William C. Wohlforth, Fareed Zakaria. An International Security Reader

About this title

From the Back Cover:

'For an inventory of insights on the application of recent realist ideas, these are the best selections from the best journal in the field. This collection offers a particularly well-organized array of arguments about the relation of theory to policy, and the benefits and costs of the realist approach.'-Richard K. Betts, Professor of Political Science, Columbia University

About the Author:

Michael E. Brown is Dean of the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University.

About this edition

• Publisher: The MIT Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0262522020
• ISBN 13: 9780262522021
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 541
• Editor: Brown Michael E., Lynn-Jones Sean M., Miller Steven E.