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100			_aVollerthun, Ursula _97213
245			_aThe idea of international society: Erasmus, Vitoria, Gentili and Grotius
260			_bCambridge University Press _aNew York _c2020
300			_ax, 255 p.
365			_aGBP _b26.99
504			_aTable of Contents 1. Three ways of thinking about international relations 2. Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam 3. Francisco de Vitoria 4. Alberico Gentili 5. Hugo Grotius 6. Conclusion.
520			_aThis book offers the first comprehensive account and re-appraisal of the formative phase of what is often termed the 'Grotian tradition' in international relations theory: the view that sovereign states are not free to act at will, but are akin to members of a society, bound by its norms. It examines the period from the later fifteenth to the mid-seventeenth centuries, focusing on four thinkers: Erasmus, Vitoria, Gentili and Grotius himself, and is structured by the author's concept of international society. Erasmus' views on international relations have been entirely neglected, but underlying his work is a consistent image of international society. The theologian Francisco de Vitoria concerns himself with its normative principles, the lawyer Alberico Gentili - unexpectedly, the central figure in the narrative - with its extensive practical applications. Grotius, however, does not re-affirm the concept, but wavers at crucial points. This book suggests that the Grotian tradition is a misnomer.
650			_aInternational relations--Philosophy _97214
700			_aRichardson, James L. _97215
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