Screen LibraryInternational order in diversity : war, trade and rule in the Indian Ocean /
"We live in an unusual age. For most of history, international systems have consisted of a bewildering diversity of political units, ranging from city-leagues through to feudal monarchies, confederacies and sprawling imperial realms"--
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge, United Kingdom : |
| Publication Dates: | 2015. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Cambridge studies in international relations ;
137 |
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| Summary: |
"We live in an unusual age. For most of history, international systems have consisted of a bewildering diversity of political units, ranging from city-leagues through to feudal monarchies, confederacies and sprawling imperial realms"-- |
| Carrier Form: | xi, 251 pages : maps, forms ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-244) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781107446823 (paperback) : 1107446821 (paperback) 9781107084834 1107084830 |
| Index Number: | DS341 |
| CLC: |
D81 K901.9 |
| Call Number: | D81/P558 |
| Contents: | 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, 1600-1650 -- 4. The stabilization of diversity, 1600-1750 -- 5. Reconfiguring diversity in the age of empire, 1750-1900 -- Conclusion. Order in diversity. |