The Twenty Years' Crisis 1919-1939 An Introduction to the Study of International Relations

by Carr, E. H.; Cox, Michael

• ISBN13: 9780333963777
• ISBN10: 0333963776
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-12-07
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

E. H. Carr's classic work on international relations, published in 1939, was immediately recognized by friend and foe alike as a defining work. The author was one of the most influential and controversial intellectuals of the 20th century. The issues and themes he developed continue to have relevance to modern day concerns with power and its distribution in the international system. Michael Cox's critical introduction provides the reader with background information about the author, the context for the book, and its main themes and contemporary relevance.

Author Biography

E.H. Carr was a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge.

Michael Cox is Professor of International Politics at University of Wales, Aberystwyth.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	vii
Introduction	ix
Michael Cox
A Brief Guide to the Writings of E. H. Carr	lix
A Guide to the Secondary Literature on E. H. Carr	lxiv
From the First to the Second Editions of The Twenty Years' Crisis: A Case of Self-censorship?	lxxii
Glossary of Names	lxxxiii
Chronology	xciv
Preface to the 1981 Printing	ciii
Preface to Second Edition	cv
Preface to First Edition	cvii
PART ONE THE SCIENCE OF INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
The Beginning of a Science	3	(9)
Utopia and Reality	12	(13)
PART TWO THE INTERNATIONAL CRISIS
The Utopian Background	25	(17)
The Harmony of Interests	42	(20)
The Realist Critique	62	(22)
The Limitations of Realism	84	(7)
PART THREE POLITICS, POWER AND MORALITY
The Nature of Politics	91	(6)
Power in International Politics	97	(38)
Military Power	102	(3)
Economic Power	105	(15)
Power over Opinion	120	(15)
Morality in International Politics	135	(24)
PART FOUR LAWS AND CHANGE
The Foundations of Law	159	(9)
The Sanctity of Treaties	168	(10)
The Judicial Settlement of International Disputes	178	(13)
Peaceful Change	191	(18)
CONCLUSION
The Prospects of a New International Order	209	(12)
Index	221