Book contents
- War, States, and International Order
- Cambridge Studies in International Relations: 159
- War, States, and International Order
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Context, Reception, and the Study of Great Thinkers in International Relations
- Part I Gentili’s De iure belli in Its Original Context
- Part II Gentili’s De iure belli and the Myth of “Modern War”
- 4 Unearthing the “True Founder” of International Law
- 5 Constructing the History of the “Modern” Laws of War
- 6 Carl Schmitt and the Entrenchment of the Myth
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Studies in International Relations
Conclusion
from Part II - Gentili’s De iure belli and the Myth of “Modern War”
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 July 2022
Book contents
- War, States, and International Order
- Cambridge Studies in International Relations: 159
- War, States, and International Order
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Context, Reception, and the Study of Great Thinkers in International Relations
- Part I Gentili’s De iure belli in Its Original Context
- Part II Gentili’s De iure belli and the Myth of “Modern War”
- 4 Unearthing the “True Founder” of International Law
- 5 Constructing the History of the “Modern” Laws of War
- 6 Carl Schmitt and the Entrenchment of the Myth
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Studies in International Relations
Summary
This concluding chapter sums up the key findings of the book before reflecting on the costs involved in remaining welded to the old, conventional story of Gentili, the state, and “modern” war.
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- War, States, and International OrderAlberico Gentili and the Foundational Myth of the Laws of War, pp. 247 - 261Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022