The Historicity of International Politics: Imperialism and the Presence of the Past

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Edited by Klaus Schlichte, Universität Bremen, Stephan Stetter, Universität der Bundeswehr München

Publisher:: Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:: June 2023
Print publication year:: 2023
Online ISBN:: 9781009199100
DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009199100

Subjects:: Historical sociology, Politics and International Relations, International Relations and International Organisations, Sociology

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The past is constantly present, not least in the study of imperialism and imperial forms of power in international politics. This volume shows how historical trajectories have shaped international affairs covering a wide range of imperial and (post-) colonial settings in international politics, substantiating the claim that imperial and colonial legacies - and how they have transformed over time - are foundational to the historicity of international politics. It contributes to debates on the role of history in International Relations (IR) by combining theoretical arguments on the role of history through the concept of 'historicity' with concrete empirical analyses on a wide range of imperial and colonial legacies. This volume also advances interdisciplinary perspectives on this topic by fostering dialogue with Historical Sociology and Global History. It will interest scholars and advanced students of IR, historical sociology and global politics, especially those working on the history of international politics, and the legacies of colonialism and imperialism.

‘Scholars of IR tend to treat history as ‘one damn thing after another’, as a case to be mined, or as happening before 1990. But history is not the past but the present. Citing William Faulkner, Barack Obama observed, ‘the past isn’t dead and buried. In fact, it isn’t even past.’ History is ever present and quite alive. This extraordinary collection of essays by an all-star line-up shines alternative lights on how to ‘do’ history and the ways history ‘matters’.’

Michael N. Barnett - University Professor of International Affairs and Political Science, The George Washington University

‘This book marks an outstanding achievement that will hopefully inspire those who feel that scholarly thought and political action should not revolve solely around the latest daily news.’

Sebastian Hoppe Source: International Affairs

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Imperialism and the Presence of the Past

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The Historicity of International Politics
pp i-ii

The Historicity of International Politics - Title page
pp iii-iii

Copyright page
pp iv-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Figures
pp vii-vii

Contributors
pp viii-xii

Acknowledgements
pp xiii-xiv

Introduction
pp 1-46

1 - The Presence of the Past
pp 3-46

Part I - The Imperial Past and Present in International Politics and IR
pp 47-156

2 - The Colonial Origins – and Legacies – of International Organizations
pp 49-65

3 - Collective Hegemony after Decolonization
pp 66-83

4 - The Historicity of State Formation
pp 84-103

5 - Privateering, Colonialism and Empires
pp 104-122

6 - Where Did the Mongol Empire Go?
pp 123-137

7 - Where Would We Be without the Fog Lifting in Austerlitz?
pp 138-156

Part II - Historical Sociology and the Imperial Fundaments of International Politics
pp 157-224

8 - The Afterlives of Empires
pp 159-190

9 - Divided World
pp 191-207

10 - The Colonial Origins of Policing
pp 208-224

Part III - Global History and the Imperial Fundaments of International Politics
pp 225-288

11 - Unearthing the Coloniality in the International through the Genealogy of IR in Japan and Beyond
pp 227-246

12 - Was the Rise of the ‘Third World’ a Theory Effect?
pp 247-266

13 - The Past and Its Presence in Ottoman and Post-Ottoman Memory Cultures
pp 267-288

Conclusion
pp 289-302

14 - Can Historicism Win over IR?
pp 291-302

Index
pp 303-306

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