Thomas W. Smith is Assistant Professor of International Relations at Koç University, Istanbul.

• Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The Historical Problem in International Relations; Chapter 3 History, Contingency, and the Roots of Realism; Chapter 4 History, Analogy, and Policy Realism; Chapter 5 The Poverty of Ahistoricism; Chapter 6 “The Importance of Being Scientific”; Chapter 7 Exit From History?; Chapter 8 Conclusion;