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German Thought and International Relations

The Rise and Fall of a Liberal Project

Palgrave Macmillan

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Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in International Relations (PSIR)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
  2. Part I

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Introduction

      • Robbie Shilliam
      Pages 3-29
    3. 1789: The Revolution of Backwardness

      • Robbie Shilliam
      Pages 30-56
  3. Part II

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 57-57
    2. Kant’s Corporate Enlightenment

      • Robbie Shilliam
      Pages 59-87
    3. Hegel’s Revolution of Philosophy

      • Robbie Shilliam
      Pages 88-118
    4. Interlude: Vormärz

      • Robbie Shilliam
      Pages 119-126
    5. Weber’s Realpolitik

      • Robbie Shilliam
      Pages 127-163
  4. Part III

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 165-165
    2. Epilogue: Weimar

      • Robbie Shilliam
      Pages 167-176
    3. Morgenthau’s Existential Crisis

      • Robbie Shilliam
      Pages 177-198
    4. Conclusion

      • Robbie Shilliam
      Pages 199-203
  5. Back Matter

    Pages 204-251

About this book

A fundamental question for IR is whether the value system of liberalism can be universalized, or if, in fact, the illiberal reality of international politics systematically rules out such a universalisation. The book addresses this issue by focusing on the rise and fall of a specific liberal project supported by influential German intellectuals.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

    Robbie Shilliam

About the author

ROBBIE SHILLIAM is Lecturer in International Relations at the Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. Prior to this he was the Hedley Bull Junior Research Fellow at the University of Oxford, UK.

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eBook USD 39.99
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Hardcover Book USD 54.99
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