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Article: The Myth of 1648: Class, Geopolitics and the Making of Modern International Relations.(Reviews)(Book Review)
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- Journal of Social History
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- September 22, 2004
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The Myth of 1648: Class, Geopolitics and the Making of Modern International Relations. By Benno Teschke (London, New York: Verso, 2003. x plus 308 pp. $35.00).
Benno Teschke has written a groundbreaking book, a veritable tour de force, which will change the way scholars think about international relations. Historians will especially appreciate the book, for Teschke breaks with the Realist school of political science, which holds that anarchy has presided over international relations since the dawn of civilization, to offer an historical account. Teschke draws on Robert Brenner's work on European history to ascertain that international relations have changed in ...