Overview
- Provides numerous examples to show that mainstream international relations theories are stuck in their paradigms
- Introduces a fresh approach, based on the individual, on which corporate characteristics and behaviour depend
- Aims to demonstrate that geohistory is a more effective concept than geopolitics in understanding inter-state relations
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in International Relations (PSIR)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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About this book
This book demonstrates that geohistory is a more effective concept than geopolitics in understanding inter-state relations, at a time of considerable confusion in world affairs, and that Francesco Guicciardini’s thoughts are an efficient medium to demonstrate not only the inadequacies of geopolitics, but that a geohistorical approach can be a more responsible way of understanding international affairs. The book introduces a fresh approach, based on the individual, on which corporate characteristics and behaviour depend, often in the shape of state interests, which are unable on their own to predict actions driven by human behaviour. The book shows how show mainstream international relations theories are stuck in paradigms, inadequate in explaining why world politics is moving in a direction that nobody could predict even a decade ago. It shows how ideology can blur clear understanding. In short, it represents a new and intellectually refreshing approach and method in understanding,and tackling, the vagaries of relations between states.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
William Mallinson, a former British diplomat, is professor of Political Ideas and Institutions at Guglielmo Marconi University and a member of the editorial committee of the Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies. He has published numerous books and articles, of which his most recent are Kissinger and the Invasion of Cyprus, and Images in Words: Only History Exists.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Guicciardini, Geopolitics and Geohistory
Book Subtitle: Understanding Inter-State Relations
Authors: William Mallinson
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in International Relations
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76537-8
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-76536-1Published: 16 June 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-76537-8Published: 15 June 2021
Series ISSN: 2946-2673
Series E-ISSN: 2946-2681
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 151
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: International Relations Theory