The antecedents -- Part One : 'Then' : the formative years -- The "internationa;" idea and the reordering of Europe, 1776-1848 -- Transforming the world: Marx, the peace movement and war -- The period of the first consensus: a quest for peace -- The impact of the collapse of the League system -- The second consensus: the quest for power -- Appendix A : Books on general international relations, 1916-31 -- Appendix B : General international relations works of the 1932-44 period -- Appendix C : "Mainstream" texts during the second consensus 1945-62 -- Part Two : 'Now' : contending paradigms -- A pause for reflection -- Breaking the mould -- World society approaches -- Structural approaches to international relations -- Realism resurgent? -- Paradigms in perspective: conflict, international political economy and the return to theory -- Part Three : Epilogue -- Future imperfectly

1. International relations -- Study and teaching
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