Realist Tradition and the Limits of International Relations

Realism is commonly portrayed as theory that reduces international relations to pure power politics. Michael Williams provides an important reexamination of the Realist tradition and its relevance for contemporary international relations. Examining three thinkers commonly invoked as Realism''s foremost proponents - Hobbes, Rousseau, and Morgenthau - the book shows that, far from advocating a crude...