The Evolution of International Society: A Comparative Historical Analysis Reissue with a new introduction by Barry Buzan and Richard Little

"Reissue with a new introduction by Barry Buzan and Richard Little."

New Introduction. Barry Buzan and Richard Little 1. Scope and Definitions The Ancient State Systems 2. Sumer 3. Assyria 4. Persia 5. Classical Greece 6. The Macedonian System 7. India 8. China 9. Rome 10. The Byzantine Oikumene 11. The Islamic System 12. The Ancient States Systems The European International Society 13. Medieval Europe 14. The Renaissance in Italy 15. The Renaissance in Europe 16. The Habsburg Bid for Hegemony 17. Westphalia 18. The Age of Reason and Balance 19. European Expansion 20. The Napoleonic Empire 21. Collective Hegemony The Global International Society 22. The European System Becomes Worldwide 23. The Collapse of European Domination 24. The Age of the Superpowers and Decolonization 25. The Contemporary International Society Conclusion and Epilogue.