Stanley Hoffmann

"Drawing upon many historical examples, Stanley Hoffmann examines the complex questions of whether or not ethical action possible in international politics and, if it is, what are the obstacles and constraints? Duties beyond borders tries to answer these questions and to suggest a course of 'ethical politics' based on a pragmatic, realistic approach to international politics."--

On the Limits and Possibilities of Ethical International Politics

Duties Beyond Borders

Douglas Dillon Professor of the Civilization of France Stanley Hoffmann

Stanley Hoffmann has remarked that 'It wasn't I who chose to study world politics. World politics forced themselves upon me.' Long one of the field's most distinguished thinkers, Hoffmann brings together in this volume his recent work on international politics. These essays offer incisive reflections upon the reemergence of nationalism and ethnic conflicts in Europe, the redefined role of military intervention, and other uncertainties brought on by the demise of the Cold War. Hoffmann weighs the influence of such disparate figures as John Rawls, Hedley Bull, and George Schultz. Woven throughout are his clear-eyed assessments of contending approaches to the study of international relations.

Troubled Peace in the Post-Cold War Era

World Disorders

Essays on the Theory and Practice of International Politics

The State of War

Christie McDonald

Debates about freedom, an ideal continually contested, were first set out in their modern version by the eighteenth-century French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau. His ideas and analyses were taken up during the philosophical enlightenment, often invoked during the French Revolution, and still resonate in contemporary discussions of freedom. This volume examines Rousseau's many approaches to the concept of freedom, in the context of his thought on literature, religion, music, theater, women, the body, and the arts. Its expert contributors cross disciplinary frontiers to develop thought-provoking new angles on Rousseau's thought. By taking freedom as the guiding principle of their analysis, the essays form a cohesive account of Rousseau's writings.

Rousseau and Freedom

Essays In The Theory And Practice Of International Politics

Janus And Minerva

William G. Andrews

The French have searched for five generations through five republics and several other regimes for a stable political system. The Fifth Republic, born in 1958, seems to be succeeding where many others have failed. What are the reasons and conditions for the French consensus on a system of government for the first time since the ancien regime? The first twenty years of the Fifth Republic encompass four presidential elections, alternating political control of the National Assembly, and years of rapid economic growth and contraction. Thus a variety of events now allow an evaluation of the efficacy of the Fifth Republic. The chapters of this book examine: the governmental framework and various political groups that have vied for control of it; industrial development and modernization; education and culture; and foreign policy. Containing both favorable and critical assessments, the book provides a comprehensive balance sheet on the Fifth Republic and the influence of Charles DeGaulle.

The Impact of the Fifth Republic on France

The first twenty years of the Fifth Republic encompass four presidential elections, alternating political control of the National Assembly, and years of rapid economic growth and contraction. Thus a variety of events now allow an evaluation of the efficacy of the Fifth Republic. The chapters of this book examine: the governmental framework and various political groups that have vied for control of it; industrial development and modernization; education and culture; and foreign policy. Containing both favorable and critical assessments, the book provides a comprehensive balance sheet on the Fifth Republic and the influence of Charles de Gaulle. Its 25 essays were written by such well-known scholars as Crozier, Gagnon, Gourévitch, Ross, Suleiman, and others, as well as some of the younger generation of French specialists, with concluding synthesis by Stanley Hoffmann. The book features an essay of historical importance on the Constitution of the Fifth Republic by the Constitution’s own “father,” the former Prime Minister of France, Michel Debré. Looking into the areas of government, politics, economy, society, culture, and foreign policy, this volume gives the reader an understanding of the considerable impact of Charles de Gaulle’s administration on contemporary France.

Fifth Republic at Twenty, The

Jeane J. Kirkpatrick

Louis Henkin

Allan Gerson

William D. Rogers

David J. Scheffer

International Law and the Use of Force

Right V. Might

Debates about freedom, an ideal continually contested, were first set out in their modern version by the eighteenth-century French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau. His ideas and analyses were taken up during the philosophical enlightenment, often invoked during the French Revolution, and still resonate in contemporary discussions of freedom. This volume, first published in 2010, examines Rousseau's many approaches to the concept of freedom, in the context of his thought on literature, religion, music, theater, women, the body, and the arts. Its expert contributors cross disciplinary frontiers to develop thought-provoking new angles on Rousseau's thought. By taking freedom as the guiding principle of their analysis, the essays form a cohesive account of Rousseau's writings.

Joseph S. Nye

Robert Owen Keohane

James B Duke Professor of Political Science Robert O Keohane

FROST (Copy 2): From the John Holmes Library Collection.

International Institutions and State Strategies in Europe, 1989-1991

After the Cold War

Bringing together all of Stanley Hoffmann's significant essays on the development and difficulties of European integration, this collection highlights the intractability of the divisions that plagued the European Union from its very beginning. Just as the process of integration has displayed the same ambiguities, hesitations, and failings over the

Essays On Europe, 1964-1994

The European Sisyphus

Marc Bloch

La 4ème de couv. indique : "«Ces pages seront-elles jamais publiées? Je ne sais. Je me suis cependant décidé à les écrire. L’effort sera rude : combien il me semblerait plus commode de céder aux conseils de la fatigue et du découragement ! Mais un témoignage ne vaut que fixé dans sa première fraîcheur et je ne puis me persuader que celui-ci doive être tout à fait inutile. Un jour viendra, tôt ou tard, j’en ai la ferme espérance, où la France verra de nouveau s’épanouir, sur son vieux sol béni déjà de tant de moissons, la liberté de pensée et de jugement. Alors les dossiers cachés s’ouvriront ; les brumes, qu’autour du plus atroce effondrement de notre histoire commencent, dès maintenant, à accumuler tantôt l’ignorance et tantôt la mauvaise foi, se lèveront peu à peu ; et peut-être les chercheurs occupés à les percer trouveront-ils quelque profit à feuilleter, s’ils le savent découvrir, ce procès-verbal de l’an 1940.» Marc Bloch"

témoignage écrit en 1940

L'étrange défaite

Albert J Weatherhead III University Professor Samuel P Huntington

Harvard Nuclear Study Group

Paul Doty

Dean of the Kennedy School of Government Joseph S Nye

Harvard Nuclear Study Group Staff

Albert Carnesale

Scott D Sagan

Describes the history of the nuclear arms race, examines the dangers of nuclear war, and discusses strategies for stopping the spread of nuclear weapons

Living with Nuclear Weapons

Stanley Hoffmann

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