Source: Man, the State, and War (1959), Chapter VII, Some Implications Of The Third Image, p. 188
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Man, the State, and War
Man, the State, and War is a 1959 book on international relations by realist academic Kenneth Waltz. The book is influential within the field of international relations theory for establishing the three 'images of analysis' used to explain conflict in the international system.
“Once socialism replaces capitalism, reason will determine the policies of states.”
Source: Man, the State, and War (1959), Chapter V, Some Implications Of The Second Image, p. 150
Source: Man, the State, and War (1959), Chapter IV, The Second Image, p. 81
“War may achieve a redistribution of resources, but labor, not war, creates wealth.”
Source: Man, the State, and War (1959), Chapter VIII, Conclusion, p. 224
Source: Man, the State, and War (1959), Chapter II, The First Image, p. 16
“Each man does seek his own interest, but, unfortunately, not according to the dictates of reason.”
Source: Man, the State, and War (1959), Chapter II, The First Image, p. 23
“No system of balance functions automatically.”
Source: Man, the State, and War (1959), Chapter VII, Some Implications Of The Third Image, p. 210
Source: Man, the State, and War (1959), Chapter VI, The Third Image, p. 186
Source: Man, the State, and War (1959), Chapter III, Some Implications Of The First Image, p. 69
“In anarchy there is no automatic harmony.”
Source: Man, the State, and War (1959), Chapter VI, The Third Image, p. 160
Source: Man, the State, and War (1959), Chapter V, Some Implications Of The Second Image, p. 127
Source: Man, the State, and War (1959), Chapter VII, Some Implications Of The Third Image, p. 204
Source: Man, the State, and War (1959), Chapter III, Some Implications Of The First Image, p. 42
Source: Man, the State, and War (1959), Chapter VI, The Third Image, p. 159
“To build a theory of international relations on accidents of geography and history is dangerous.”
Source: Man, the State, and War (1959), Chapter IV, The Second Image, p. 107
Source: Man, the State, and War (1959), Chapter VI, The Third Image, p. 163
“In a zero-sum game, the problem is entirely one of distribution, not at all one of production.”
Source: Man, the State, and War (1959), Chapter VII, Some Implications Of The Third Image, p. 202
Source: Man, the State, and War (1959), Chapter VIII, Conclusion, p. 238
Source: Man, the State, and War (1959), Chapter VIII, Conclusion, p. 230
“External pressure seems to produce internal unity.”
Source: Man, the State, and War (1959), Chapter V, Some Implications Of The Second Image, p. 149
