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War and the State: The Theory of International Politics

R. Harrison Wagner 2007
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War and the State exposes the invalid arguments employed in the unproductive debate about Realism among international relations scholars, as well as the common fallacy of sharply distinguishing between conflict among states and conflict within them. As R. Harrison Wagner demonstrates, any understanding of international politics must be part of a more general study of the relationship between political order and organized violence everywhere--as it was in the intellectual tradition from which modern-day Realism was derived. War and the State draws on the insights from Wagner's distinguished career to create an elegantly crafted essay accessible to both students and scholars.

"Possibly the most important book on international relations theory since Kenneth Waltz's Theory of International Politics."

---James Fearon, Stanford University

"This is one of the best books on international relations theory I have read in a very long time. It is required reading for any student of modern IR theory. Once again, Wagner has shown himself to be one of the clearest thinkers in the field today."

---Robert Powell, Robson Professor of Political Science, University of California, Berkeley

"Painting on a vast canvas, and tackling and integrating topics such as state formation, domestic politics, and international conflict, R. Harrison Wagner's War and the State offers many brilliant insights into the nature of international relations and international conflict. War and the State compellingly highlights the importance of constructing rigorous and valid theorizing and sets a high standard for all students of international relations. The field has much to gain if scholars follow the trail blazed by Wagner in this book."

---Hein Goemans, University of Rochester

R. Harrison Wagner is Professor of Government at the University of Texas.

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  • 978-0-472-06981-1 (paper)
  • 978-0-472-02590-9 (ebook)
Subject
  • Political Science:Political Methodology
  • Political Science:International Relations
  • Political Science:Judicial Politics
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  • Table of Contents

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  • Cover
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1. The Theory of International Politics
    • Theories, Arguments, and Explanations
    • Offensive Realism
    • Defensive Realism
    • Structural Realism
    • Anarchy and War
    • Hierarchy and Peace
    • Realism's Competitors
    • Generic Realism
  • Chapter 2. Reason of State
    • Classical Realism, Social Norms, and Raison d'État
    • The State of Nature
    • The Prince
    • A World of Leviathans
    • The Market
    • Recurring War, Perpetual Peace
    • From Raison d'État to Realism
  • Chapter 3. Violence, Organization, and War
    • Bargaining
    • Bargaining and the Use of Force
    • The Protection Business
    • The Social Contract
    • Anarchy and Hierarchy Reconsidered
    • The Global Constitution
    • Peace and the State
  • Chapter 4. Bargaining and War
    • Warring Predators
    • Let's Make a Deal
    • Bargaining and Fighting
    • Bargaining, War, and Alliances
    • Bargaining, War, and the Balance of Power
    • Bargaining and the Recurrence of War
  • Chapter 5. Enforcing Agreements
    • The Struggle for Power
    • Incentives to Attack First
    • Bargaining over the Distribution of Power
  • Chapter 6. A World of Commonwealths
    • Taming Predators
    • A Mixed World
    • Domestic and International Politics
    • Writing the Global Constitution: Top-down or Bottom-up?
  • Chapter 7. Summing Up
  • References
  • Index
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