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This book offers the first systematic and comprehensive exposition of a classical-liberal tradition in international relations — grounded in the thought of thinkers such as David Hume, Adam Smith, Ludwig von Mises, and Friedrich Hayek. The author argues that classical liberalism — with its realism about human nature, skepticism toward power politics, and emphasis on individual liberty, free markets, and limited government — offers a distinct and coherent theoretical foundation for understanding and analyzing world politics. The book traces how these thinkers conceptualized war, commerce, peace, international order, and the proper role of the state, and suggests ways their ideas can inform contemporary international-relations theory.

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