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The Empire of Civil Society - A Critique of the Realist Theory of International Relations (Paperback)
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The Empire of Civil Society - A Critique of the Realist Theory of International Relations (Paperback)
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The Empire of Civil Society mounts a compelling critique of the
orthodox "realist" theory of international relations and provides a
historical-materialist approach to the international system.
Opening with an interrogation of a number of classic realist works,
the book rejects outright the goal of theorizing 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 the
historical-materialist analysis of societies is a surer guide to
understanding geopolitical systems than the technical theories of
realist international relations. In each case, he draws attention
to the correspondence between the form of the geopolitical system
and the character of the societies composing it. In the final
section of the book, the tools forged in these explorations are
employed to analyze the contemporary international system, with
striking results. Rosenberg demonstrates that the distinctive
properties of the sovereign-states system are best understood as
corresponding to the social structures of capitalist society. In
this light, realism emerges as incapable of explaining what it has
always insisted is the central feature of the international
system-namely, the balance of power. On the other hand, it is
argued that Marx's social theory of value, conventionally regarded
as an account of hierarchical class domination, provides the
deepest understanding of the core international relations theme of
"anarchy." Provocative and unconventional, The Empire of Civil
Society brilliantly turns orthodox international relations on its
head.
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