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Zusatztext 'This is a landmark volume in the history of international thought. It collects together nine essays by a multidisciplinary team of historians, international relations theorists, and philosophers to consider the debt modern international society owes to the European Middle Ages and the neglected intellectual resources medieval thinking might offer the present...This is, in short, an impressive collection of essays – a must-read for normative theorists interested in international relations, for political theorists concerned with the origins of modernity, as well as historians of international thought.' Ian Hall , Griffith University, Australia "Medieval foundations of International Relations stood out for me - perhaps counterintuitively for a book that has 'medieval' in its title - for how relevant it seems to understanding the changes in international relations we are facing today. Contributors look at questions such as the extension of international society, just war theory and humanitarian intervention." Krisztina Csortea is the Book Reviews Editor for International Affairs "… not only medievalists and International Relations scholars but those from a range of humanities and social science disciplines will engage with this volume. Not only does it display an impressive intellectual range – political theory, metaphysics, jurisprudence, theology – but it also showcases expansive research that forces the reader to tackle new subjects of interest as well as rethink approaches to subjects they thought they knew." Rory Cox , University of St. Andrews, UK, writing for Global Intellectual History "….all chapters explicitly strive to address core IR concerns and do so without falling short of disciplinary standards. This not only contributes to the effectiveness of the overall IR argument but also, as Canning notes in his c Informationen zum Autor William Bain is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science, National University of Singapore. His research engages questions of international political theory and Internationa Relations Theory, with a specific focus on the theological foundations of international relations. Klappentext The purpose of this volume is to explore the medieval inheritance of modern international relations. Recent years have seen a flourishing of work on the history of international political thought, but the bulk of this has focused on the early modern and modern periods, leaving continuities with the medieval world largely ignored. The medieval is often used as a synonym for the barbaric and obsolete, yet this picture does not match that found in relevant work in the history of political thought. The book thus offers a chance to correct this misconception of the evolution of Western international thought, highlighting that the history of international thought should be regarded as an important dimension of thinking about the international and one that should not be consigned to history departments. Zusammenfassung The purpose of this volume is to explore the medieval inheritance of modern international relations. Recent years have seen a flourishing of work on the history of international political thought, but the bulk of this has focused on the early modern and modern periods, leaving continuities with the medieval world largely ignored. The medieval is often used as a synonym for the barbaric and obsolete, yet this picture does not match that found in relevant work in the history of political thought. The book thus offers a chance to correct this misconception of the evolution of Western international thought, highlighting that the history of international thought should be regarded as an important dimension of thinking about the international and one that should not be consi...
