{"product_id":"3510-restraining-power","title":"Restraining Power","description":"\u003ci\u003eRestraining Power \u003c\/i\u003eexamines the ethical and strategic dilemmas of sovereign coexistence. Excavating a forgotten tradition of the “law of nature and nations” intended to restrain the violent impulses of states, David C. Hendrickson shows how this perspective emphasizes respect for the rights of other nations. It provides an essential bulwark of peace in an anarchic world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll states, Hendrickson argues, have an interest in observing the principles of reciprocity, justice, and good faith, but few have violated them more than the United States. In neglecting these principles, US foreign policy has entered a destabilizing shadow world in which force and fraud are normalized.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt once rigorous and elegantly written, \u003ci\u003eRestraining Power\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for students and scholars of international relations, political philosophy, and history who want to rethink the moral and prudential boundaries of power in global affairs.","brand":"Verso Books","offers":[{"title":"paperback","offer_id":43033050382397,"sku":"9781836742463","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"ebook (UK)","offer_id":43033050415165,"sku":"9781836742470","price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"ebook (US)","offer_id":43033050447933,"sku":"9781836742487","price":16.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/3869\/2669\/files\/getimage_5a83dbd3-9dd3-4147-868d-9994152c559c.jpg?v=1780978367","url":"https:\/\/www.versobooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/3510-restraining-power","provider":"Verso","version":"1.0","type":"link"}