The first exploration of the significance for international relations of Norbert Elias's reflections on civilization from one of his foremost exponents.
The idea of civilization recurs frequently in academic and non-academic reflections on international politics. However, international relations academic writings on civilization have failed to acknowledge the major 20th Century analysis that defined the processes through which Europeans came to regard themselves as uniquely civilized
Norbert Elias's On the Process of Civilization.
This book provides the first exploration of the significance of Elias's reflections on civilization for international relations. It explains the working principles of an Eliasian, or process-sociological, approach to civilization and international relations and demonstrates how the interdependencies between state-formation, colonialism and an emergent international society shaped the European civilizing process.
By:
Andrew Linklater (Aberystwyth University) Imprint: Bristol University Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
ISBN:9781529213911 ISBN 10: 1529213916 Series:Bristol Studies in International Theory Pages: 340 Publication Date:18 November 2020 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Andrew Linklater is Woodrow Wilson Professor of International Politics at Aberystwyth University.