The Great Delusion : Liberal Dreams and International Realities.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (328 pages)
- The Henry L. Stimson Lectures Series .
- The Henry L. Stimson Lectures Series .
Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 The Impossible Dream -- 2 Human Nature and Politics -- 3 Political Liberalism -- 4 Cracks in the Liberal Edifice -- 5 Liberalism Goes Abroad -- 6 Liberalism as a Source of Trouble -- 7 Liberal Theories of Peace -- 8 The Case for Restraint -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
A major theoretical statement by a distinguished political scholar explains why a policy of liberal hegemony is doomed to fail.