Beyond the Anarchical Society: Grotius, Colonialism and Order in World Politics

by Edward Keene

• ISBN13: 9780521008013
• ISBN10: 0521008018
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-08-12
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

It is commonly argued that the international system is currently in a state of upheaval, as state sovereignty is challenged by a variety of forces. Keene's book questions this assumption, arguing that sovereignty has never existed globally in any case, and suggesting that it has applied only to Western states. International relations elsewhere have been characterized by the norms of colonialism, rather than international law. The book examines the conduct of the British and Dutch empires, and how the traditions of colonialism have been challenged in the modern world.

Author Biography

Edward Keene is Tutor in Politics at Balliol College, Oxford, and has previously taught at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London and at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Acknowledgements	xiii
Introduction	1	(11)
The orthodox theory of order in world politics	12	(28)
The Grotian theory of the law of nations	40	(20)
Colonialism, imperialism and extra-European international politics	60	(37)
Two patterns of order in modern world politics: toleration and civilization	97	(23)
Order in contemporary world politics, global but divided	120	(25)
Conclusion	145	(6)
Bibliography	151	(11)
Index	162