The global transformation : history, modernity and the making of international relations / Barry Buzan and George Lawson.

List of figures. Page XII.

List of tables. Page XIII.

Preface. Page XV.

List of abbreviations. Page XVIII

Introduction. The global transformation and IR / Establishing the argument: six assumptions and two claims / Structure /

PART I: The global transformation and IR.

1. The global transformation. Introduction / The general nature of world historical transformations / The nineteenth-century global transformation in close-up / The impact of the global transformation on international relations /

2. IR and the nineteenth century. Introduction / Understanding the nineteenth century in IR / Three approaches to the nineteenth century in IR / Why IR has neglected the nineteenth century and why this is a problem /

PART II: The making of modern international relations.

3. Shrinking the planet / Introduction / Physical interaction capacity / Social interaction capacity / Conclusion /

4. Ideologies of progress. Introduction / Liberalism / Socialism / Nationalism / "Scientific" racism / Conclusion /

5. The transformation of political units. Introduction / Imperialism and the transformation of political units / The revolutionary challenge / States and markets / Conclusion /

6. Establishing a core-periphery international order. Introduction / Political and legal inequality / Military inequality / Economic inequality / Demographic inequality / Conclusion /

7. Eroding the core-periphery international order. Introduction / Political and legal catch-up / Military catch-up / Economic catch-up / Demographic catch-up / Conclusion /

8. The transformation of great powers, great power relations and war. The impact of the global transformation / The new pace of technological innovation and change / Permanent qualitative arms racing / Great power relations / Underminig the functionality of war / Conclusion /

PART III: Implications.

9. From "Centred Globalism" to "decentred globalism". Introduction / The material conditions of decentred glabalism / The ideational conditions of decentred globalism / The challenges facing decentred globalism / The four principles of decentred globalism / Conclusion /

10. Rethinking international relations. Introduction / Implications for thinking about power / Implications for thinking about security / Implications for thinking about globalization / Implications for thinking about ideational structure / Implications for thinking about periodization / Implications for thinking about IR and history / Implications for thinking about IR as a discipline /

Bibliography.

Index.

RESUMEN: "El largo siglo xix" (1776-1914) fue un período de revoluciones políticas, económicas, militares y culturales que re-forjaron tanto a las sociedades nacionales como a las internacionales.Ninguna de las historias internacionales existentes ni los textos de las Relaciones Internacionales registran suficientemente la escala y el impacto de esta 'Transformación global', sin embargo, son las consecuencias de estas múltiples revoluciones las que proporcionan los fundamentos materiales e ideacionales de las relaciones internacionales modernas "- Proporcionado por el editor.