World Disorders

Stanley Hoffmann (1928–2015) was the Paul and Catherine Buttenwieser Professor Emeritus at Harvard University. His books include World Disorders (Rowman & Littlefield, 1998), Gulliver Unbound (Rowman & Littlefield, 2004), and Chaos and Violence (Rowman & Littlefield 2006).

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 NextPart 2 Part I. Theorists, TheoriesChapter 3 Hedley Bull and His Contribution to International RelationsChapter 4 Ideal WorldsChapter 5 Beyond Realism and Idealism in International PoliticsChapter 6 The Crisis of Liberal InternationalismPart 7 Part II. From the End of the Cold War to the Search for a New World OrderChapter 8 What Should We Do in the World?Chapter 9 A New World and Its TroublesChapter 10 Delusions of World OrderChapter 11 The Price of WarChapter 12 In Defense of Mother TeresaChapter 13 The Politics and Ethics of Military InterventionChapter 14 Thoughts on the UN at FiftyPart 15 Part III. Ethnicity, Nationalism and World OrderChapter 16 The Passion of ModernityChapter 17 Nationalism and World OrderChapter 18 On Ethnic Conflicts and Their ResolutionChapter 19 (paper edition only) Intervention in KosovoChapter 20 Nation and Nationalism in America TodayChapter 21 Conclusion: Principles of a Liberal Ethics of International Relations: A Normative OutlinePart 22 NotesPart 23 CreditsPart 24 IndexPart 25 About the Author