World Disorders

Stanley Hoffmann is the Paul and Catherine Buttenwieser University Professor at Harvard University.

Nuanced meditations on the nature of world politics in the post–Cold War era. . . . [Hoffmann is] unfailingly insightful and compassionate, attributes often missing in the discipline of political science. Overall, he has two concerns here: to examine the state of current international relations, to critique the methods and approaches used to understand these relations. . . . Sophisticated and provocative, Hoffmann's writing gives the reader much to consider.

• Chapter 1 Introduction: From this Century to the Next Part 2 Part I. Theorists, Theories Chapter 3 Hedley Bull and His Contribution to International Relations Chapter 4 Ideal Worlds Chapter 5 Beyond Realism and Idealism in International Politics Chapter 6 The Crisis of Liberal Internationalism Part 7 Part II. From the End of the Cold War to the Search for a New World Order Chapter 8 What Should We Do in the World? Chapter 9 A New World and Its Troubles Chapter 10 Delusions of World Order Chapter 11 The Price of War Chapter 12 In Defense of Mother Teresa Chapter 13 The Politics and Ethics of Military Intervention Chapter 14 Thoughts on the UN at Fifty Part 15 Part III. Ethnicity, Nationalism and World Order Chapter 16 The Passion of Modernity Chapter 17 Nationalism and World Order Chapter 18 On Ethnic Conflicts and Their Resolution Chapter 19 (paper edition only) Intervention in Kosovo Chapter 20 Nation and Nationalism in America Today Chapter 21 Conclusion: Principles of a Liberal Ethics of International Relations: A Normative Outline Part 22 Notes Part 23 Credits Part 24 Index Part 25 About the Author