In Search of Poetry in the Politics of Power Perspectives on Expanding Realism

by Liska, George

• ISBN13: 9780739100059
• ISBN10: 073910005X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-11-13
• Publisher: Lexington Books

Summary

The culminating work of a lifetime of scholarship, In Search of Poetry in the Politics of Power is an intellectual autobiography of George Liska, a distinguished scholar of foreign policy. Integrating personal memoir with a discussion of world politics and international relations, this book includes selections from Liska's most important writings from the past 50 years. Topics discussed include realism and world politics; historicism; historicist realism and statesmanship; and the prospects for scholarship in the next half century. This is a valuable book for scholars of international relations, world politics, and political history.

Table of Contents

Preface Beyond a Portentous Half-Century	v
Introduction Scholar of Foreign Policy between Action and Contemplation--Personal Memoir of a Romantic Realist	1	(56)
Part I Realism and the Speculative Approach to World Politics	57	(50)
Selection Sources	105	(2)
Part II Historicism as the Temporal Dimension of Realism	107	(76)
Selection Sources	181	(2)
Part III Historicist Realism and Its Enemies in Statesmanship and Scholarship	183	(90)
Selection Sources	271	(2)
Conclusion In Defense of Scholarship for the Next Half-Century	273	(2)
Comprehensive Bibliography of the Author's Works	275	(2)
Index	277	(6)
About the Author	283