1. Introduction: Idealism and realism in International Relations
2. The roots of diversity in political and social theory: Competing visions of progress
3. From idealism to realism: The myth of progress in IR theory
4. Idealism, realism and national differences: The American case
5. Idealism, realism and national differences: 'The British Case'
6. A discipline pas de commme les autres?: International relations and the 'real' problem of theoretical pluralism.
7. Challenge: New Reality or the Same Old Story?
8. International Relations: A Discipline pas comme les autres