In this rejoinder to Ian Hall's criticisms of both the English school and B
uzan and Little's book International systems in world history, Hall is take
n to task on two counts. The first relates to a misunderstanding of what th
e English school is about, and hence a mis-diagnosis of its 'death'. The se
cond concerns a misrepresentation of the position and contents of Internati
onal systems in world history.