Theorizing Medieval Geopolitics War and World Order in the Age of the Crusades Routledge Research in Medieval Studies Series
Auteur : Latham Andrew
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Over the past two decades or so, medieval geopolitics have come to occupy an increasingly prominent place in the collective imagination?and writings?of International Relations scholars. Although these accounts differ significantly in terms of their respective analytical assumptions, theoretical concerns and scholarly contributions, they share at least one common ? arguably, defining ? element: a belief that a careful study of medieval geopolitics can help resolve a number of important debates surrounding the nature and dynamics of "international" relations. There are however three generic weaknesses characterizing the extant literature: a general failure to examine the existing historiography of medieval geopolitics, an inadequate account of the material and ideational forces that create patterns of violent conflict in medieval Latin Christendom, and a failure to take seriously the role of "religion" in the geopolitical relations of medieval Latin Christendom.
This book seeks to address these shortcomings by providing a theoretically guided and historically sensitive account of the geopolitical relations of medieval Latin Christendom. It does this by developing a theoretically informed picture of medieval geopolitics, theorizing the medieval-to-modern transition in a new and fruitful way, and suggesting ways in which a systematic analysis of medieval geopolitical relations can actually help to illuminate a range of contemporary geopolitical phenomena. Finally, it develops an historically sensitive conceptual framework for understanding geopolitical conflict and war more generally.
Preface 1. Prologue 2. Theorizing Medieval Geopolitics: Scope, Context, Historiography, Concepts 3. Public War: The Wars of the Corporate-Sovereign State 4. Religious War: The Wars of the Corporate-Sovereign Church 5. Epilogue Appendix: The Crusades, 1095-1500 Notes Bibliography Index
Andrew Latham is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Macalester College, Saint Paul, Minnesota. He teaches International Relations and Medieval Political Thought. His most recent publication is "Theorizing the Crusades: Identity, Institutions and Religious War in Medieval Latin Christendom," International Studies Quarterly, 2011, vol. 55, no. 1, 223–243.
Date de parution : 06-2016
15.2x22.9 cm
Date de parution : 01-2012
15.2x22.9 cm
Thème de Theorizing Medieval Geopolitics :
Mots-clés :
structural; antagonisms; late; era; social; property; relations; state; violent; political; Structural Antagonisms; Late Medieval; Late Medieval Era; Organized Political Violence; IR Scholar; Medieval Geopolitics; Medieval Latin Christendom; Social Property Relations; Violent Political Conflict; Latin Christendom; Late Medieval War; Edward III; Late Medieval State; High Medieval Era; Gregorian Revolution; Great Divide; Medieval War; Soft Presentism; IR Literature; Potestas Absoluta; Ecclesiastical Wars; Clerical Concubinage; Ruggie’s Work; Organized Violence; Milites Ad Terminum