Duties Beyond Borders: On the Limits and Possibilities of Ethical International Politics

Can moral behavior exist in a world of states? Under what conditions? Where, if at all, do norms for moral behavior, considerations of right and wrong, fit in the relations between states? Drawing upon many historical examples, Stanley Hoffman addresses the complex questions of whether or not ethical action is possible in international politics and, if it is, what are the obstacles and constraints? “Duties Beyond Borders” tries to answer these questions and to suggest a course of "ethical politics" based on a pragmatic, realistic approach to international politics.

Published 1981.

Binding of book is intact. Sunned covers with moderate shelfwear, foxing and some creasing. Some tanning and foxing on edges of book. Moderate foxing on insides of covers. Slight foxing on certain pages, otherwise in good condition.