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1 - The Presence of the Past

Imperialism and Modes of Historicity in International Politics

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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2023

By
Klaus Schlichte  and
Stephan Stetter
Edited by
Klaus Schlichte  and
Stephan Stetter
Klaus Schlichte
Affiliation:
Universität Bremen
Stephan Stetter
Affiliation:
Universität der Bundeswehr München
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Summary

This overarching chapter offers a comprehensive overview on how history is dealt with in International Relations (IR) and presents a conceptual framework for the study of history in IR based on the concept of historicity. The chapter also makes the case why looking at imperialism – the cross-cutting theme addressed in every chapter in this book – is a particularly fruitful way for both tracing the role of history in international politics and making use of the concept of historicity. The chapter introduces in particular six modes of historicity which shape its core argument on the centrality of history for a better understanding and better analyses of international politics.

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international politicsimperialismhistoricitypowerInternational Relationshistorical sociologyglobal history
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The Historicity of International Politics
Imperialism and the Presence of the Past
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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