John Baylis
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The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations
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1997
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Strategy in the Contemporary World: An Introduction to Strategic Studies
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7 editions
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2007
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Alice In Numberland: A Students' Guide To The Enjoyment Of Higher Mathematics
2 editions
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1988
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Contemporary Strategy: Theories and Policies
6 editions
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1982
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Anglo-American Relations Since 1939: The Enduring Alliance
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1997
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What Is Mathematical Analysis?
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Dilemmas of World Politics: International Issues in a Changing World
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1992
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Error Correcting Codes: A Mathematical Introduction
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1997
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Anglo-American Defence Relations, 1939-1980: The Special Relationship
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1981
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The Diplomacy of Pragmatism: Britain and the Formation of NATO, 1942-1949
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1993
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“For realists, the state is the main actor and sovereignty is its distinguishing trait. The meaning of the sovereign state is inextricably bound up with the use of force. In terms of its internal dimension, to illustrate this relationship between violence and the state we need to look no further than Max Weber’s famous definition of the state as ‘the monopoly of the legitimate use of physical force within a given territory’(M. J. Smith 1986: 23).3 Within this territorial space, sovereignty means that the state has supreme authority to make and enforce laws. This is the basis of the unwritten contract between individuals and the state. According to Hobbes, for example, we trade our liberty in return for a guarantee of security. Once security has been established, civil society can begin. But in the absence of security, there can be no art, no culture, no society. The first move, then, for the realist is to organize power domestically. Only after power has been organized, can community begin.”
― The Globalization of World Politics
― The Globalization of World Politics
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