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Book SynopsisAn analysis of the origins of the field of International Relations from a decolonial perspective
Trade Review'As calls to decolonise the university become widespread, this critique of the discipline of IR is ideal for classroom teaching'
-- Bob Vitalis, Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania and author of 'White World Order, Black Power Politics: The Birth of American International Relations' (Cornell University Press, 2017)
'A timely and important contribution to critical efforts revealing the racial and imperial orders undergirding the discipline of IR'
-- Asli Calkivik, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Istanbul Technical University, and Theory Section Chair of the International Studies Association
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements
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Introduction: Race, Empire and the Founding of International Relations
1. An Edwardian Fantasy: The Empire-Wide Origins of International Relations
2. Canada: From Imperial Federationism to Liberal Imperialism
3. Australia: Race, Settlement and Understandings of the International
4. South Africa: Race Relations, the International and the Rise of Apartheid
5. New Zealand: Exceptionalism and Isolation in the South Pacific
6. India: The Imperial Discipline Meets Anti-Colonial Nationalism
Conclusion: The Past of International Relations and Its Future
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