{"product_id":"the-empire-of-civil-society-9781804295977","title":"The Empire of Civil Society","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Empire of Civil Society \u003c\/i\u003erejects outright the goal of theorising geopolitical systems in isolation from wider social structures. In a series of case studies - including Classical Greece, Renaissance Italy and the Portuguese and Spanish empires - Justin Rosenberg shows how his historical-materialist analysis is a surer guide to understanding geopolitical systems than the supposedly timeless verities of realism. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRosenberg demonstrates that the distinctive properties of the sovereign-state system are best understood as corresponding to the framework of capitalist society. In this light, realism emerges as incapable of explaining what it has always insisted is the central feature of the interstate order - the balance of power.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 1994 Deutscher Memorial Prize\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Verso Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50470107382103,"sku":"9781804295977","price":15.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781804295977.jpg?v=1744897428","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-empire-of-civil-society-9781804295977","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}