Boundaries of the International - Law and Empire

Informationen zum Autor Jennifer Pitts is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Chicago. Klappentext It is commonly believed that international law originated in respectful relations among free and equal European states. But as Jennifer Pitts shows, international law was forged as much through Europeans' domineering relations with non-European states and empires, leaving a legacy visible in the unequal structures of today's international order. Zusammenfassung It is commonly believed that international law originated in respectful relations among free and equal European states. But as Jennifer Pitts shows, international law was forged as much through Europeans’ domineering relations with non-European states and empires, leaving a legacy visible in the unequal structures of today’s international order.

Product details

• Authors: Jennifer Pitts, Pitts Jennifer
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2018
• EAN: 9780674980815
• ISBN: 978-0-674-98081-5
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, PHILOSOPHY / Political, HISTORY / Europe / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, LAW / International, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Imperialism, International Relations, International Law, Social & political philosophy, Political science & theory, c 1500 onwards to present day, social and political philosophy, Political science and theory, History and Archaeology