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This Book Explores The Development, Character, And Legacy Of The Ideology Of Liberal Internationalism In Late Nineteenth And Early Twentieth-century Britain. Liberal Internationalism Provided A Powerful Way Of Theorising And Imagining International Relations, And It Dominated Well-informed Political Discourse At A Time When Britain Was The Most Powerful Country In The World. Its Proponents Focused On Securing Progress, Generating Order And Enacting Justice In International Affairs. Liberal Internationalism United A Diverse Group Of Intellectuals And Public Figures, And It Left A Lasting Legacy In The Twentieth Century. This Book Elucidates The Roots, Trajectory, And Diversity Of Liberal Internationalism, Focusing In Particular On Three Intellectual Languages - International Law, Philosophy And History - Through Which It Was Promulgated. Finally, It Traces The Impact Of These Ideas Across The Defining Moment Of The First World War. The Liberal Internationalist Vision Of The Late-nineteenth Century Remained Popular Well Into The Twentieth Century And Forms An Important Backdrop To The Development Of The Academic Study Of International Relations In Britain.