Edward Keene argues that the conventional idea of an 'anarchical society' of equal and independent sovereign states is an inadequate description of order in modern world politics. International political and legal order has always been dedicated to two distinct goals: to try to promote the toleratio[...]

This volume offers an accessible and wide-ranging introduction to the history of international political thought.
Taking as its starting-point the various concepts people have used to think about differences between political communities, the book explores changing perceptions of international p[...]