Radicals and Reactionaries in Twentieth-Century International Thought

The history of international thought is a burgeoning field in International Relations, but so far it has mainly concentrated on the work of American and British "realists" and "idealists." This book breaks new ground, moving beyond Anglophone thinkers and the mainstream traditions to examine the work of radicals and reactionaries from across the world. It includes original chapters on German conservatives and Italian socialists, Labour Party radicals and French fascists, as well as Italian and Japanese imperialists and Indian anti-colonialists. It explores the transnational transmission of theories and traditions of international thought, as well as their reception, adaptation, and rejection by thinkers across Europe and Asia during the course of the twentieth century.

Ian Hall is a Professor of International Relations at Griffith University, Australia. His recent books include Dilemmas of Decline: British Intellectuals and World Politics, 1945-1975 (2012). His research focuses on the history of international thought and Indian foreign policy.

1. Introduction: Radicals And Reactionaries
2. Geopolitics And Nationalism: Interpreting Friedrich Ratzel In Italy, 1900-1916
3. Realism And Globalisation Theory: Common Roots? Kurt Riezler And The Early Twentieth-Century Debate On IR Theory
4. From Collective Security To Collective Defence. British Socialist International Thinkers In The 1930s
5. The IR That Dare Not Speak Its Name: The French Extreme (And Not So Extreme) Right In The 1930s And Its Lessons From And To The History Of Thought In IR
6. Prussianism, Hitlerism, Realism: Images Of Germany In British International Thought, 1900-1950
7. Corporativism And Colonial Expansion In Fascist Italy: An Effort To Overcome The Nation State?
8. Two Wartime Conceptions Of Regionalism: Ideas During The War: E. H. Carr's 'New Europe' And The Japanese 'Greater East Asian Community'
9. 'Mephistopheles In A Saville Row Suit': V. K. Krishna Menon And The West