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Class, Geopolitics, and the Making of Modern International Relations
Benno Teschke
ISBN: 9781844673728
Format: Paperback
Publisher:Verso Books
Edition: 2nd
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Argues that property relations provide the key to unlocking the changing meaning of 'international' across the medieval, early modern and modern periods. This book shows that international politics remained under the control of dynastic and absolutist political elites that were rooted in feudal property regimes.
This work presents a myth-busting account of how class conflict and economic development, and not only interstate rivalry, led to the emergence of the modern state system. Inspired by the groundbreaking historical work of Robert Brenner, Teschke argues that property relations provide the key to unlocking the changing meaning of 'international' across the medieval, early modern and modern periods. Challenging the reification of the Treaty of Westphalia, Teschke shows that international politics remained under the control of dynastic and absolutist political elites that were rooted in feudal property regimes.
| ISBN | 1844673723 | | Pages | 322 | | ISBN13 | 9781844673728
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Verso Books | | Weight (grammes) | 454 | | Imprint | Verso Books | | Published in | London | | Format | Paperback | | Previous ISBN | 9781859846933 | | Publication date | 06 Jul 2009 | | Height (mm) | 234 | | Library of Congress | JZ1316 | | Width (mm) | 156 | | DEWEY | 327.09 | | Spine width (mm) | 17 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Academic level | Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly |
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"A seminal book which sets out to revolutionise the way we think about international relations... an extraordinarily ambitious project carried through brilliantly to a triumphant success... The book is destined to produce a new research programme in international theory." Peter Gowan "A truly first-rate piece of work... he completely demolishes a reigning consensus." Robert Brenner"  Be the first to write a customer review
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