Abstract
For many centuries now, plans and proposals have been made for 'eternal peace' (Kant), for collective security of international disarmament or for substituting the rule of international law for the state of war. Though these efforts have not been completely in vain, they have hardly been successful. Why not? [...]
Original language | English |
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Place of Publication | Den Haag |
Publisher | International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) |
Number of pages | 70 |
Publication status | Published - Dec 1984 |
Publication series
Series | ISS working papers. General series |
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Number | 24 |
ISSN | 0921-0210 |
Bibliographical note
This paper will become Chapter II of a book to be entitled "The Taming of the Great Powers: Nuclear Weapons and World Order".A shorter version has previously been published as "Dynamik von Rüstung und Staatenbildungsprozessen" in Peter Gleichman a.o. Ed. "Macht und Zivilisation: Materialien zur Norbert Elias' Zivilisationstheorie, 2", Frankfurt am Main, 1984, pp. 217-242
Series
- ISS Working Paper-General Series