History, Politics, Law
Thinking through the International

Juxtaposes standpoints from which disciplines of history, political thought and law conceive and generate political order beyond the state.

Annabel Brett (Edited by), Megan Donaldson (Edited by), Martti Koskenniemi (Edited by)

9781108842464, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 7 October 2021

450 pages
23.5 x 15.8 x 2.8 cm, 0.75 kg

Historians of political thought and international lawyers have both expanded their interest in the formation of the present global order. History, Politics, Law is the first express encounter between the two disciplines, juxtaposing their perspectives on questions of method and substance. The essays throw light on their approaches to the role of politics and the political in the history of the world beyond the single polity. They discuss the contrast between practice and theory as well as the role of conceptual and contextual analyses in both fields. Specific themes raised for both disciplines include statehood, empires and the role of international institutions, as well as the roles of economics, innovation and gender. The result is a vibrant cross-section of contrasts and parallels between the methods and practices of the two disciplines, demonstrating the many ways in which both can learn from each other.

I. Methods: Approaches and Encounters: 1. Between History, Politics and Law: History of Political Thought and History of International Law Annabel Brett
The Past According to International Law: A Practice of History and Histories of a Practice Martti Koskenniemi
The Context for Context: International Legal History in Struggle David Kennedy
II. Thinking Through the International: Carl Schmitt's International Thought and the State Armin von Bogdandy and Adeel Hussain
Carl Schmitt on the Theory and Practice of Occupation and Dictatorship Joshua Smeltzer and Duncan Kelly
Law of Nations, World of Empires: The Politics of Law's Conceptual Frames Jennifer Pitt
The History of Political Thought in the African Political Present Emma Hunter
The (In)hospitable World
Ventriloquism in Geneva: The League of Nations as International Organisation Megan Donaldson
Sea Change Surabhi Ranganathan
The Political Economy of Context: Theories of Economic Development and the Study of Conceptual Change Joel Isaac
Gender in the State of Nature Anna Becker
Gender and the Lost Private Side of International Law Karen Knop.

Subject Areas: Public international law [LBB], Political science & theory [JPA], General & world history [HBG]