History and International Relations : From the Ancient World to the 21st Century

This updated and enhanced second edition of __History and International Relations__ charts the foundations, development and use of International Relations from a historian's perspective. Exploring its engagement with the history of war, peace and foreign relations this volume provides an account of international relations from both western and non-western perspectives, its historical evolution and its contemporary practice. Examining the origin of dominant IR theories, exploring key moments in the history of war and peace that shaped the discipline, and analysing the Eurocentric nature of current theory and practice, Malchow provides a full account of the relationship between history and IR from the ancient world to modern times. To bring it up to the present day and provide new ways for students to grasp the history of IR, this new edition includes: -An updated final chapter reflecting on the practice of IR in a post 9/11 world -New scholarship and sources in IR practice and theory published since 2015 -A time line charting the evolution of International Relations as a discipline -A new glossary of terms -Expanded section on IR theory and practice in the ancient world and early Christian era -Greater incorporation of IR practice and theory in non-western ancient, medieval and modern worlds __History and International Relations__ is essential reading for anyone looking to understand international relations, diplomacy and times of war and peace in a historical context. Cover Contents List of Figures Preface to the First Edition Preface to the Second Edition Introduction: History and the Discipline(s) of International Relations History Political Science IR Recommended readings Part I IR: The History of a Discipline 1 The Discipline of IR from the First World War to the Early Cold War The “great debates” tradition The foundation years Idealism, Realism, and a First Great Debate? An American discipline defined: Morgenthau and the uses of history Recommended readings 2 After Morgenthau: Scientific Realism and Its Critics IR, scientism, and a bipolar world From the Cuban missile crisis to a “managed” Cold War The end of the Cold War Radical perspectives and critiques Recommended readings 3 The Other Social Sciences and the State Sociology and Anthropology Economics and political economy Psychology Recommended readings Part II IR and International History 4 The Ancient World States, empires, and the origins of diplomacy in the ancient Near East Father of the discipline? The Greeks, the Polis, and Thucydides After the fifth-century Greeks: From Alexander to the Romans The ancient world and IR schools of thought The Lessons of Late Antiquity? Recommended readings 5 IR’s Middle Ages Universal empire, universal church, and feudalism: The medievalproblematic in Europe Diplomacy in the Middle Ages The early medieval Muslim world The Crusades The later medieval, early modern Muslim world Difference Recommended readings 6 Machiavelli, the Italian City-State, and The Prince Historicizing Machiavelli Machiavelli’s The Prince, in his time And in ours: A work “for all time”? Recommended readings 7 The Sovereign State and the “Westphalian System” in Early Modern Europe The European territorial state before Westphalia Westphalia in IR Ultima Ratio Regum: War, balance of power, and international law in ancienregime Europe Recommended readings 8 Nation, State, and Empire in the Long Nineteenth Century The European system restored and maintained The system challenged and remade International Relations in Europe and abroad after 1870 The coming of the Great War Recommended readings 9 The Failure of Diplomacy, New and Old, and the End of European Hegemony War and peace The Twenty Years’ Crisis The Second World War and “the provincializing of Europe” The postwar settlement Recommended readings 10 Cold War and Post-Cold War The rhetoric of narration More than metaphor, but what kind of reality? The end of the Cold War Post-Cold War Recommended readings Part III Contemporary IR and the Uses of History 11 Civilizations, Religion, and a Darker Globalization: Sovereignty, World Orders, and Western Decline in Twenty-First-Century IR The West versus the rest? Religion and the new “post-secularity” Within and beyond the historical and future state: The limits of sovereignty Globalization and global governance: International organizations (IOs) andliberal internationalism/institutionalism in twenty-first-century IR BRICS in IR Recommended readings 12 The Uncertain Future of Liberal Theory and of Grand Theory in Twenty-First-Century IR Global human rights The democratic peace The end of International Relations Theory? Recommended readings Afterword: Description, Prediction, Policy—Does History Matter? Whither? Recommended readings Appendix A: Glossary of Terms Appendix B: Works Cited in Text Appendix C: Timeline Index This updated and enhanced second edition of History and International Relations charts the foundations, development and use of International Relations from a historian’s perspective. Exploring its engagement with the history of war, peace and foreign relations, this volume provides an account of international relations from both Western and non-Western perspectives, its historical evolution and its contemporary practice. Examining the origin of dominant IR theories, exploring key moments in the history of war and peace that shaped the discipline, and analysing the Eurocentric nature of current theory and practice, Malchow provides a full account of the relationship between history and IR from the ancient world to modern times. To bring it up to the present day and provide new ways for students to grasp the history of IR, this new edition includes: -An updated final chapter reflecting on the practice of IR in a post-9/11 world -New scholarship and sources in IR practice and theory published since 2015 -A timeline charting the evolution of International Relations as a discipline -A new glossary of terms -An expanded section on IR theory and practice in the ancient world and early Christian era -Greater incorporation of IR practice and theory in non-western ancient, medieval and modern worlds History and International Relations is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand international relations, diplomacy and times of war and peace in a historical context. "This updated and enhanced second edition of History and International Relations charts the foundations, development and use of International Relations from a historian's perspective. Exploring its engagement with the history of war, peace and foreign relations this volume provides an account of international relations from both western and non-western perspectives, its historical evolution and its contemporary practice. Examining the origin of dominant IR theories, exploring key moments in the history of war and peace that shaped the discipline, and analysing the Eurocentric nature of current theory and practice, Malchow provides a full account of the relationship between history and IR from the ancient world to modern times." -- Provided by publisher