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The States System of Europe, 1640-1990 - Peacemaking and the Conditions of International Stability (Hardcover, New)
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The States System of Europe, 1640-1990 - Peacemaking and the Conditions of International Stability (Hardcover, New)
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This book provides a novel analysis of the evolution of the states
system of Europe since the mid-seventeenth century. Andreas
Osiander looks at the four major European peace congresses: Munster
and Osnabruck (1644-8), Utrecht (1712-15), Vienna (1814-15), and
Paris (1919-20) and shows how a prevailing consensus on certain
structural concepts - such as the balance of power or national
self-determination - has influenced the evolution of the system and
determined its stability or lack of stability. He argues that the
structure of the international system is neither a given quantity
nor determined primarily by conflict between international actors,
but essentially the result of a general agreement expressed in
consensus principles'; these influence the identity of the
international actors, their relative status, and the distribution
of populations and territories between them. His approach provides
a more plausible analysis of international relations and the causes
of conflict than traditional theories, and he concludes his study
with a review of the period since 1920 in the light of his
findings.
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