International Order in Diversity: War, Trade and Rule in the Indian Ocean

ISBN-13: 9781107084834 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 274 str.

Andrew Phillips; J. C. Sharman

Opis

This book explains how a diverse Indian Ocean international system arose and endured during Europe's crucial opening stages of imperial expansion.

Recenzje

'This is a remarkable book. In only about 250 pages it seeks to provide a new way of looking at how international relations should be taught. It is also, in international relations terms, seeking to bring the Indian Ocean in from the cold.' Keith Suter, Journal of the Indian Ocean Region

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. The puzzle of durable diversity in international relations; 2. The initial growth of diversity, 1500–1600; 3. The expansion of diversity and competition under heteronomy, 1600–50; 4. The stabilization of diversity, 1600–1750; 5. Reconfiguring diversity in the age of empire, 1750–1900; Conclusion: order in diversity.