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Sovereignty and the Denial of International Equality - Writing Civilisational Difference in Early Modern International Relations (Hardcover)
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Sovereignty and the Denial of International Equality - Writing Civilisational Difference in Early Modern International Relations (Hardcover)
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This book asks whether sovereignty can guarantee international
equality by exploring the discourses of sovereignty and their
reliance on the notions of civilisation and savagery in two
historical colonial encounters: the French explorations of Canada
in the 16th century and the domestic troubles linked to the Wars of
Religion. Presenting the concept of 'civilised sovereignty',
Mathieu reveals the interplay between the domestic and external
claims to sovereignty, and offers a dynamic analysis of the theory
and practice of the concept. Based on extensive archival research,
this book provides an in-depth intellectual picture of the theory
and practice of sovereignty in early modern France by focusing on
the discourses deployed by French political theorists. Mathieu
applies performativity in order to denaturalise these discourses of
statehood and reveals how the domestic and international
constructions of sovereignty feed into one another and equally rely
on appeals to civilisation and savagery. Overall, the book
questions the 'myth of sovereignty as equality' and reflects on the
persistence of this association despite the overwhelming empirical
evidence that it institutes international hierarchies and
inequalities. Representing a major intervention in the existing IR
debates about sovereignty, this book will be a valuable resource
for researchers working on issues of sovereignty and equality in
IR.
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