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

by Howard LeRoy Malchow

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781350111646
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	03/19/2020
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	408
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.29(h) x 0.88(d)

About the Author

Howard LeRoy Malchow is Walter S. Dickson Professor of English and American History, Tufts University, USA.

Table of Contents

Introduction: History and the Discipline(s) of International Relations
I. The History of a Discipline: Origins, Theory, and Tools
1. From the First World War to the Early Cold War
2. After Morgenthau: Scientific Realism and Its Critics
3. IR, the Other Social Sciences, and the State
II. IR and International History
4. The Ancient World: Thucydides and the Search for Origins
5. Toward the Machiavellian Moment: IR's Middle Ages
6. The Sovereign State and the “Westphalian System” in Early- Modern Europe
7. Nation, State, and Empire in the Long Nineteenth Century
8. The Failure of the New (and Old) Diplomacy and the End of European Hegemony
9. Cold War and Post-Cold War
III. Contemporary IR and the Uses of History
10. Civilizations, the Myth of Sovereignty, and the Democratic Peace: The End of IR (As We Know It)?
Afterword: Description, Prediction, Policy: Does History Matter?

Editorial Reviews

I use the current edition in my International Relations theory course and highly recommend it to my political science students because of its conversation between history and political science. This book works well in a variety of political science and history courses.” —Kristin Shockley, Professor of Political Science, Florida Atlantic University, USA

“It is extremely well-written, readable, and provides valuable insight into the evolution of International Relations as a discipline and how history fits in to that evolution. I see this text as… the best, most accessible source there is out there at the moment.” —David J. Proctor, Senior Lecturer of History, Tufts University, USA

“[This book is] very concise and comprehensive and extremely well organized. There are a number of introductory International Relations texts but this one is unique in its broadly historical approach to the discipline.” —Joseph A. Maiolo, Professor of International History, King's College London, United Kingdom

From the Publisher

If this excellent work does not rapidly become required reading for all final year and graduate students of International Relations (IR) I will be very surprised. Indeed few, if any, IR professors would fail to benefit from it. Written by a distinguished American historian of Britain, it seeks to interrogate the relationship between history and IR and in the process provides an account of the evolution of the IR discipline that is one of the fullest, most thoughtful and wide ranging I have read. In clear, informative prose that engages the reader throughout it offers what is essentially an ongoing dialogue between history and IR, not the least of whose merits is to provide an authoritative account of the key developments that have shaped the structure and dynamics of world politics since ancient times.

David Armstrong

A comprehensive review of the literature on international relations, covering the field from ancient to modern times. Placing that literature in context makes this a valuable asset in analyzing contemporary events. Clear, accessible, and mercifully jargon free.

Erik Goldstein