War and the state : the theory of international politics -- Contents -- Figures -- Preface -- Chapter 1: The Theory of International Politics -- Chapter 2: Reason of State -- Chapter 3: Violence, Organization, and War -- Chapter 4: Bargaining and War -- Chapter 5: Enforcing Agreements -- Chapter 6: A World of Commonwealths -- Chapter 7: Summing Up -- References -- Index

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War and the State exposes the invalid arguments employed in the unproductive debate about Realism among international relations scholars, as well as the common fallacy of sharply distinguishing between conflict among states and conflict within them. As R. Harrison Wagner demonstrates, any understanding of international politics must be part of a more general study of the relationship between political order and organized violence everywhere—as it was in the intellectual tradition from which modern-day Realism was derived. War and the State draws on the insights from Wagner's distinguished career to create an elegantly crafted essay accessible to both students and scholars.