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The Exclusions of Civilization

Indigenous Peoples in the Story of International Society

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  • © 2016

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Authors:
  1. Mark Pearcey

    1. Carleton University , Ottawa, Canada

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  • Provides a critical historical analysis of a European discourse on civilization and its role in shaping the relations between indigenous peoples and international society
  • Enters the English School into dialogue with postcolonial theory to advance the literature on the evolution and expansion of international society
  • Generates fresh insight into the discursive, and historical constitution of contemporary international relations

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxix
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  2. Introduction

    • Mark Pearcey
    Pages 1-29

  3. Theoretical Framework

    • Mark Pearcey
    Pages 31-53

  4. The Colonial Period

    • Mark Pearcey
    Pages 55-76

  5. The Imperial Period

    • Mark Pearcey
    Pages 77-96

  6. The Postcolonial Period

    • Mark Pearcey
    Pages 97-115

  7. Conclusion

    • Mark Pearcey
    Pages 117-134

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 135-155
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About this book

This book builds upon an inter-disciplinary body of literature to detail the centrality of European colonialism and imperialism in the constitution of modern international relations. A critical historical analysis that challenges conventional assumptions about the evolution and expansion of international society, it addresses the interconnections between the European and non-European sides of that history. Pearcey argues that features of European expansion were guided by a discourse on civilization, one that subsumed the uncivilized Other within the boundaries of the civilized Self. Doing so, civilization enabled a process of “exclusion by inclusion”, whereby many of the world’s indigenous peoples were gradually excluded from the “international” by being subsumed within the “domestic.” Challenging conventional assumptions about the evolution and expansion of international society, especially those of the English School, this book contributes to central debates in International Relations theory.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Carleton University , Ottawa, Canada

    Mark Pearcey

About the author

Mark Pearcey lectures on global politics and international relations at Carleton University, Canada. He obtained a PhD in Political Science at Carleton University.

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