The Oxford Handbook of History and International Relations
Historical approaches to the study of world politics have always been a major part of the academic discipline of International Relations, and there has recently been a resurgence of scholarly interest in this area. This Oxford Handbook examines the past and present of the intersection between history and IR, and looks to the future by laying out new questions and directions for research.

Seeking to transcend well-worn disciplinary debates between historians and IR scholars, the Handbook asks authors from both fields to engage with the central themes of 'modernity' and 'granularity'. Modernity is one of the basic organising categories of speculation about continuity and discontinuity in the history of world politics, but one that is increasingly questioned for privileging one kind of experience and marginalizing others. The theme of granularity highlights the importance of how decisions about the scale and scope of historical research in IR shape what can be seen, and how one sees it. Together, these themes provide points of affinity across the wide range of topics and approaches presented here.

The Handbook is organized into four parts. The first, 'Readings', gives a state-of-the-art analysis of numerous aspects of the disciplinary encounter between historians and IR theorists. Thereafter, sections on 'Practices', 'Locales', and 'Moments' offer a wide variety of perspectives, from the longue durée to the ephemeral individual moment, and challenge many conventional ways of defining the contexts of historical enquiry about international relations. Contributors come from a range of academic backgrounds, and present a diverse array of methodological and philosophical ideas, as well as their various historical interests.

The Oxford Handbooks of International Relations is a twelve-volume set of reference books offering authoritative and innovative engagements with the principal sub-fields of International Relations.

The series as a whole is under the General Editorship of Christian Reus-Smit of the University of Queensland and Duncan Snidal of the University of Oxford, with each volume edited by specialists in the field. The series both surveys the broad terrain of International Relations scholarship and reshapes it, pushing each sub-field in challenging new directions. Following the example of Reus-Smit and Snidal's original Oxford Handbook of International Relations, each volume is organized around a strong central thematic by scholars drawn from different perspectives, reading its sub-field in an entirely new way, and pushing scholarship in challenging new directions.
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The Oxford Handbook of History and International Relations
Historical approaches to the study of world politics have always been a major part of the academic discipline of International Relations, and there has recently been a resurgence of scholarly interest in this area. This Oxford Handbook examines the past and present of the intersection between history and IR, and looks to the future by laying out new questions and directions for research.

Seeking to transcend well-worn disciplinary debates between historians and IR scholars, the Handbook asks authors from both fields to engage with the central themes of 'modernity' and 'granularity'. Modernity is one of the basic organising categories of speculation about continuity and discontinuity in the history of world politics, but one that is increasingly questioned for privileging one kind of experience and marginalizing others. The theme of granularity highlights the importance of how decisions about the scale and scope of historical research in IR shape what can be seen, and how one sees it. Together, these themes provide points of affinity across the wide range of topics and approaches presented here.

The Handbook is organized into four parts. The first, 'Readings', gives a state-of-the-art analysis of numerous aspects of the disciplinary encounter between historians and IR theorists. Thereafter, sections on 'Practices', 'Locales', and 'Moments' offer a wide variety of perspectives, from the longue durée to the ephemeral individual moment, and challenge many conventional ways of defining the contexts of historical enquiry about international relations. Contributors come from a range of academic backgrounds, and present a diverse array of methodological and philosophical ideas, as well as their various historical interests.

The Oxford Handbooks of International Relations is a twelve-volume set of reference books offering authoritative and innovative engagements with the principal sub-fields of International Relations.

The series as a whole is under the General Editorship of Christian Reus-Smit of the University of Queensland and Duncan Snidal of the University of Oxford, with each volume edited by specialists in the field. The series both surveys the broad terrain of International Relations scholarship and reshapes it, pushing each sub-field in challenging new directions. Following the example of Reus-Smit and Snidal's original Oxford Handbook of International Relations, each volume is organized around a strong central thematic by scholars drawn from different perspectives, reading its sub-field in an entirely new way, and pushing scholarship in challenging new directions.
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Historical approaches to the study of world politics have always been a major part of the academic discipline of International Relations, and there has recently been a resurgence of scholarly interest in this area. This Oxford Handbook examines the past and present of the intersection between history and IR, and looks to the future by laying out new questions and directions for research.

Seeking to transcend well-worn disciplinary debates between historians and IR scholars, the Handbook asks authors from both fields to engage with the central themes of 'modernity' and 'granularity'. Modernity is one of the basic organising categories of speculation about continuity and discontinuity in the history of world politics, but one that is increasingly questioned for privileging one kind of experience and marginalizing others. The theme of granularity highlights the importance of how decisions about the scale and scope of historical research in IR shape what can be seen, and how one sees it. Together, these themes provide points of affinity across the wide range of topics and approaches presented here.

The Handbook is organized into four parts. The first, 'Readings', gives a state-of-the-art analysis of numerous aspects of the disciplinary encounter between historians and IR theorists. Thereafter, sections on 'Practices', 'Locales', and 'Moments' offer a wide variety of perspectives, from the longue durée to the ephemeral individual moment, and challenge many conventional ways of defining the contexts of historical enquiry about international relations. Contributors come from a range of academic backgrounds, and present a diverse array of methodological and philosophical ideas, as well as their various historical interests.

The Oxford Handbooks of International Relations is a twelve-volume set of reference books offering authoritative and innovative engagements with the principal sub-fields of International Relations.

The series as a whole is under the General Editorship of Christian Reus-Smit of the University of Queensland and Duncan Snidal of the University of Oxford, with each volume edited by specialists in the field. The series both surveys the broad terrain of International Relations scholarship and reshapes it, pushing each sub-field in challenging new directions. Following the example of Reus-Smit and Snidal's original Oxford Handbook of International Relations, each volume is organized around a strong central thematic by scholars drawn from different perspectives, reading its sub-field in an entirely new way, and pushing scholarship in challenging new directions.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780198873457
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 11/30/2023
Series: Oxford Handbooks
Pages: 768
Product dimensions: 9.90(w) x 7.01(h) x 1.65(d)

About the Author

Mlada Bukovansky, Professor and Chair of Government, Smith College, Edward Keene, Associate Professor of International Relations, University of Oxford, Christian Reus-Smit, Professor of International Relations, University of Queensland, Maja Spanu, Head of Research and International Affairs, Fondation de France

Mlada Bukovansky is Professor of Government at Smith College, Northampton Massachusetts.


Edward Keene is Associate Professor of International Relations at the University of Oxford and Official Student of Politics at Christ Church.


Christian Reus-Smit is Professor of International Relations at the University of Queensland and a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia.


Maja Spanu is Affiliated Lecturer at the University of Cambridge and Head of Research and International Affairs, Fondation de France.

Table of Contents

Part I. Introduction1. Modernity and Granularity in History and International Relations, Mlada Bukovansky and Edward KeenePart II. Readings2. Origins, Histories, and the Modern International, R. B. J. Walker3. Historical Realism, Michael C. Williams4. Liberal Progressivism and International History, Lucian M. Ashworth5. Historical Sociology in International Relations, Maïa Pal6. Global History and International Relations, George Lawson and Jeppe Mulich7. International Relations and Intellectual History, Duncan Bell8. Gender, History, and International Relations, Laura Sjoberg9. Postcolonial Histories of International Relations, Zeynep Gulsah Capan10. International Relations Theory and the Practice of International History, Peter Jackson and Talbot Imlay11. Global Sources of International Thought, Chen YudanPart III. Practices12. State, Territoriality, and Sovereignty, Jordan Branch and Jan Stockbruegger13. Diplomacy, Linda S. Frey and Marsha L. Frey14. Empire, Martin J. Bayly15. Barbarism and Civilization, Yongjin Zhang16. Race and Racism, Nivi Manchanda17. Religion, History, and International Relations, Cecelia Lynch18. Rights, Andrea Paras19. The Diplomacy of Genocide, A. Dirk Moses20. War and History in World Politics, Tarak Barkawi21. Nationalism, James Mayall22. Interpolity Law, Lauren Benton23. Regulating Commerce, Eric Helleiner24. Development, Corinna R. Unger25. Governing Finance, Kevin L. Young and Signe Predmore26. Revolution, Eric SelbinPart IV. Locales (Spatial, Temporal, Cultural)27. The 'Premodern' World, Julia Costa Lopez28. Modernity and Modernities in International Relations, Ayse Zarakol29. The 'West' in International Relations, Jacinta O'Hagan30. The Eighteenth Century, Daniel Gordon31. The Long Nineteenth Century, Quentin Bruneau32 The Pre-Colonial African State System, John Anthony Pella, Jr.33. The 'Americas' in the History of International Relations, Michael Gobat34. 'Asia' in the History of International Relations, David C. Kang35. The 'International' and the 'Global' in International History, Or RosenboimPart V. Moment36. The Fall of Constantinople, Jonathan Harris37. The Peace of Westphalia, Andrew Phillips38. The Seven Years War, Karl W. Schweizer39. The Haitian Revolution, Musab Younis40. The Congress of Vienna, Jennifer Mitzen and Jeff Rogg41. The Revolutions of 1848, Daniel M. Green42. The Indian 'Mutiny', Alexander E. Davis43. The Berlin and Hague Conferences, Claire Vergerio44. World War One and Versailles, Duncan Kelly45. Sykes-Picot, Megan Donaldson46. World War Two and San Francisco, Daniel Gorman47. The Bandung Conference, Christopher J. Lee48. Facing Nuclear War: Luck, Learning, and the Cuban Missile Crisis, Richard Ned Lebow and Benoît PelopidasPart V. Conclusion49. History and the International: Time, Space, Agency, and Language, Maja Spanu and Christian Reus-Smit
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