{"product_id":"9781839992940","title":"The Morality of Politics","description":"Author: Ulf Hedetoft\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781839992940\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Anthem Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 15 Jul 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 150 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book deals with the morality, self-conception and honour of states, something that goes well beyond the narrow, rationalist defence of national interests, which dominates most IR studies. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe volume pursues this line of thinking by focussing on three different but interconnected thematics: political moralism, the honour of states and the peace\/war-problematic. The moral self-conception of states  which comes most clearly to the fore in situations of war  rests on the ideal conception of 'all of us', which includes all citizens, all classes and all generations, set against their opposite numbers outside of 'our' immediate sphere of domination. This state-based image of itself and its existential teleology constitutes its very essence, notwithstanding that it is often seen as a deviation ('exception') from the normal state of affairs, where the state is 'just ' there to serve and support the economy and its principal actors. All three chapters thus revolve around issues that relate to the interaction of war and democracy and the underlying morality that both legitimates and underpins the actions of politicians as well as citizens.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47924937064606,"sku":"ING-9781839992940","price":25.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781839992940.jpg?v=1782955967","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781839992940","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}