TY - BOOK AU - Stern Geoffrey TI - The structure of international society: an introduction to the study of international relations SN - 1855672758 AV - JX1395 U1 - 327 PY - 1999/// CY - London, New York, New York, NY PB - Pinter Publishers, Distributed in the U.S. and Canada by St. Martin's Press KW - International relations N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. <296>-299) and index; Pt. I. Contending theories. 1. Realism, rationalism and revolutionism. 2. Behaviouralism versus traditionalism. 3. Structuralism -- Pt. II. The evolution of international society. 4. Pre-modern international societies. 5. Modern international societies -- Pt. III. The state. 6. Sovereignty: legal and political. 7. Nationalism: the nation and the imagination. 8. The making of foreign policy -- Pt. IV. Inter-state behaviour. 9. Constraints and rules of international behaviour. 10. Power balances and alignments. 11. Diplomacy: old and new. 12. Imperialism. 13. War -- Pt. V. Non-state actors. 14. International organisations: regional and global. 15. Transnational movements and organisations -- Pt. VI. The international political economy. 16. International economic order and disorder. 17. Underdevelopment: causes and proposed cures -- Pt. VII. World society? 18. Planetary dangers and opportunities. 19. Prescriptions and prospects for peace. 20. Agenda for the twenty-first century ER -