The Historical Foundations of World Order
The Tower and the Arena
Biographical note
Professor Douglas M. Johnston was considered by many to be one of the most creative scholarly minds in international law during the latter half of the 20th Century. He passed away on May 6th, 2006, six days after his 75th birthday and after having just completed the five-year project of research and writing that has culminated in this book.
Reviews
'…, Douglas Johnston has written an historical account of a dynamic international law and made it accessible to every intelligent reader. […]“The Historical Foundations of World Order” is a magnificent achievement. Other historical accounts of international law pale in comparison. The general reader, no less than the international lawyer, will find here the most detailed account of the history of international law. [ …] This is a book which every international lawyer and student of international law can read profitably: it is worth emphasizing the words “can read”, for, for all of its sophistication, it is readable and delightful throughout.'
From the Preface by W. Michael Reisman
From the Preface by W. Michael Reisman
Table of contents
Acknowledgements;
Preface;
Biography;
Introduction: The Quest for World Order;
Part One - The System;
1 International Law in Action;
2 Images of International Law;
Part Two - Out of the Mists;
3 Primitive Order;
4 Universal Order in Classical Antiquity;
5 Universal Authority in Pre-modern History;
Part Three - Into Clear View;
6 Shaping of the Modern World (1492-1645);
7 Constructing the Imperial World-system (1618-1815);
8 The Ruling of the Modern World (1815-1905);
9 Contemporary World Order in Profile;
Bibliography;
Index.
Preface;
Biography;
Introduction: The Quest for World Order;
Part One - The System;
1 International Law in Action;
2 Images of International Law;
Part Two - Out of the Mists;
3 Primitive Order;
4 Universal Order in Classical Antiquity;
5 Universal Authority in Pre-modern History;
Part Three - Into Clear View;
6 Shaping of the Modern World (1492-1645);
7 Constructing the Imperial World-system (1618-1815);
8 The Ruling of the Modern World (1815-1905);
9 Contemporary World Order in Profile;
Bibliography;
Index.
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