The Steppe Tradition in International Relations
Russians, Turks and European State Building 4000 BCE–2017 CE
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- Authors:
- Iver B. Neumann, London School of Economics and Political Science
- Einar Wigen, Universitetet i Oslo
- Date Published: September 2018
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- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781108420792
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Neumann and Wigen counter Euro-centrism in the study of international relations by providing a full account of political organisation in the Eurasian steppe from the fourth millennium BCE up until the present day. Drawing on a wide range of archaeological and historical secondary sources, alongside social theory, they discuss the pre-history, history and effect of what they name the 'steppe tradition'. Writing from an International Relations perspective, the authors give a full treatment of the steppe tradition's role in early European state formation, as well as explaining how politics in states like Turkey and Russia can be understood as hybridising the steppe tradition with an increasingly dominant European tradition. They show how the steppe tradition's ideas of political leadership, legitimacy and concepts of succession politics can help us to understand the policies and behaviour of such leaders as Putin in Russia and Erdogan in Turkey.
Read more- Documents an international system in the Eurasian steppe over the course of millennia, naming it the steppe tradition
- Demonstrates how the steppe tradition underlies the systematic differences between Russia, Turkey, and the rest of Europe
- Defies the Euro-centrism at the heart of the study of international relations
- Appealing to scholars and advanced students of international politics, global history and social anthropology, especially those working on state building in Eurasia
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‘For far too long our large-scale, broad-stroke histories have revolved around sedentary and maritime empires, agro-capitalist regimes, and nation states. This powerful book provides a compelling counter narrative by re-examining a long sweep of Eurasian history from steppe worlds outward rather than sedentary domains outward. The results are revelatory. Even today, if looked closely, we can see traces of the two-millennia-old steppe tradition behind the façade of the modern states system.' Pekka Hämäläinen, author of The Comanche Empire
See more reviews‘Neumann and Wigen have produced a veritable masterpiece. Their book opens up exciting new vistas for the comparative study of international systems, filling a critical lacuna in our understanding of Eurasia's political development. And it also provides timely insight into the enduring imprint of the steppe state-building tradition, and the deep historical roots of authoritarianism in Turkey and the post-Soviet space. The Steppe Tradition in International Relations is destined to be a classic, and should be required reading for all serious students of comparative state formation and historical international relations.' Andrew Phillips, University of Queensland
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- Date Published: September 2018
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781108420792
- length: 322 pages
- dimensions: 235 x 158 x 21 mm
- weight: 0.6kg
- contains: 2 b/w illus. 2 maps 2 tables
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. The steppe as the great unknown
2. The emergence of the steppe tradition
3. The steppe tradition settles down
4. The steppe in the emergent Rus' polity
5. Russia and Turkey between the steppe and Europe.
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