Before the West: The Rise and Fall of Eastern World Orders

ISBN-13: 9781108971676 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 330 str.

Ayşe Zarakol

Opis

Zarakol presents the first comprehensive history of the international relations in 'the East', and rethinks 'sovereignty', 'order-making' and 'decline'.

Recenzje

'This ingenious book does for IR what Marshall Hodgson did for world economic history. By avoiding Western teleology, Ayşe Zarakol brilliantly reveals the world of “international” relations that existed before the world of Westphalian Europe, but which has for so long been hidden behind the wall of Eurocentrism. Accordingly, the book provides a compelling example of how historical IR can tell us new things about the fundamentals of world politics.' John M. Hobson FBA, University of Sheffield

Spis treści

1. What Is the East?; Part I. Cihannüma: 2. Making the East: Chinggisid World Orders; 3. Dividing the East: Post-Chinggisid World Orders; 4. Expanding the East: Post-Timurid World Orders; 5. How the East made the world: Eurasia and beyond; Part II. Lessons of History: 6. Rise and fall of Eastern World Orders; 7. Uses and abuses of macro-history in international relations.