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Diplomacy as Mediation of Alienation

a theory can shape historical analysis while at the same time having history show the power of one particular insight—an approach that violates all canons of the scientific method but leaves the reader with some rich insights. Ferguson and Mansbach's temperate and thoughtful critique of the discipline of international relations reminds us of how historically and culturally bound is our understanding of international relations. Hopefully their clear statement of the "unscientific" position will provoke a fruitful new round in a debate that has been going on among students of international politics at least since the 1950's. The Elusive Quest deserves a wide readership.