{"product_id":"the-anarchical-society-a-study-of-order-in-world-politics-9780231161299","title":"The Anarchical Society: A Study of Order in World Politics","description":"In this fundamental text, Hedley Bull explores three key questions: What is the nature of order in world politics? How is it maintained within the contemporary states system? And do desirable and feasible alternatives to the states system exist? Contrary to common claims, Bull asserts that the sovereign states system is not in decline. Rather, it persists and thrives, as it is essential to maintaining an international world order. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMore than three decades after its publication, Bull's classic work continues to define and direct research in international relations. In this thirty-fifth anniversary edition, the text has been updated and includes a new interpretive foreword by the world's leading expert on Bull and his contributions to the theory, structures, and practices of world politics. \u003ci\u003eThe Anarchical Society\u003c\/i\u003e identifies and confronts the unwritten rules supporting the international order across history, despite sweeping changes in laws and institutions. It considers and rejects the idea that the states system is giving way to an alternative world government or some method of neo-medieval rule or that the states system has ceased to be viable or compatible with objectives such as peace, economic justice, and ecological control. Bull also reviews and comments upon a variety of proposals for states system reform.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12366226\"\u003eHedley Bull\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/03\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231161299\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0231161298\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL010000\"\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Theory | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL011000\"\u003eInternational Relations | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHedley Bull (1932-1985) was Montague Burton Professor of International Relations at Oxford University. He also taught at the Australian National University and the London School of Economics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAndrew Hurrell is Montague Burton Professor of International Relations and a fellow of Balliol College, Oxford University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eOn Global Order: Power, Values, and the Constitution of International Society\u003c\/i\u003e and coeditor of \u003ci\u003eOrder and Justice in International Relations\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHedley Bull on International Society\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eInequality, Globalization, and World Politics\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStanley Hoffman is the Paul and Catherine Buttenwieser University Professor of International Relations at Harvard University. His many books include \u003ci\u003eChaos and Violence: What Globalization, Failed States, and Terrorism Mean for U.S. Foreign Policy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGulliver Unbound: America's Imperial Temptation and the War in Iraq\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44523301142765,"sku":"9780231161299","price":66.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_cd34f4d5-41c6-4162-8527-3942027d8886.jpg?v=1701316316","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-anarchical-society-a-study-of-order-in-world-politics-9780231161299","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}