Anarchy Society (World Political Order Research, Second Edition)

Author: Hedley Bull (English), translated by Zhang Xiaoming
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Publish Date: 2003-11-01
Features: This book starts from the basic perspective that states constitute the international society and analyzes the significant theoretical issue of how the world order or international order is maintained. The author argues that international society institutions such as balance of power, international law, diplomacy, war, and great powers are closely related to the maintenance of the international order. Hedley Bull, a renowned British scholar, wrote An Anarchical Society: A Study of World Order as a classic work in the field of international relations and a highly celebrated representative of the Western international relations theory school known as the "British School." Starting from the fundamental view that states form the international society, this book analyzes the major theoretical question of how the world or international order is maintained. The author contends that institutions of international society, such as the balance of power, international law, diplomacy, war, and great powers, are closely linked to the preservation of the international order. Stanley Hoffmann, a distinguished American scholar and professor at Harvard University, wrote the foreword for the second edition of this book, highly praising Bull's work and noting that the British approach to international relations research reflected in the book differs significantly from the mainstream American approach. Reading this book helps us understand the "British School."