Capitalism as civilisation : a history of international law / Ntina Tzouvala.
2020
KZ1256 .T96 2020 (Mapit)
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Author
Title
Capitalism as civilisation : a history of international law / Ntina Tzouvala.
Imprint
Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020.
Copyright
©2020
Description
vii, 261 pages ; 24 cm.
Series
Cambridge studies in international and comparative law ; 142.
Formatted Contents Note
The Standard of civilisation in international law : politics, theory, method
The standard of civilisation in the nineteenth century : between the 'logic of improvement' and the 'logic of biology'
The institutionalisation of civilisation in the interwar period
Arguing with borrowed concepts : 'the sacred trust of civilisation' in the South West Africa Saga
From Iraq to Syria : legal arguments for the civilising missions of the twenty-first century
Thinking through contradictions on a warming planet.
The standard of civilisation in the nineteenth century : between the 'logic of improvement' and the 'logic of biology'
The institutionalisation of civilisation in the interwar period
Arguing with borrowed concepts : 'the sacred trust of civilisation' in the South West Africa Saga
From Iraq to Syria : legal arguments for the civilising missions of the twenty-first century
Thinking through contradictions on a warming planet.
Summary
"This book offers the first comprehensive history of the standard of civilisation in international law. Methodologically and theoretically innovative, this monograph draws from Marxism and deconstruction bringing together the textual and the material in our understanding of law. Approaching 'civilisation' as an argumentative pattern related to the distribution of rights and duties amongst different communities, Tzouvala illustrates both its contradictory nature and its pro-capitalist bias. 'Civilisation' is shown to oscillate between two poles. On the one hand, a pervasive 'logic of improvement' anchors legal equality to demands that non-Western polities undertake extensive domestic reforms and embrace capitalist modernity. On the other, an insistent 'logic of improvement' constantly postpones and engages such a prospect based on ideas of immutable difference. By detailing the tension and synergies between these two logics, Tzouvala argues that international law incorporates and attempts to mediate the contradictions of capitalism as a global system of production and exchange that both homogenises and stratifies societies, populations and space"-- Provided by publisher.
Note
Based on author's thesis (doctoral - Durham University, 2016) issued under title: Letters of blood and fire : a socio-economic history of international law.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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KZ1256 .T96 2020
Language
English
ISBN
9781108497183 hardcover
1108497187 hardcover
9781108739559 paperback
1108739555 paperback
9781108684415 electronic publication
9781108750844 electronic book
1108497187 hardcover
9781108739559 paperback
1108739555 paperback
9781108684415 electronic publication
9781108750844 electronic book
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