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Opening with an interrogation of a number of classic realist works, the book rejects outright the goal of theorizing geopolitical systems in isolation from wider social structures. In a series of case studies-including Classical Greece, renaissance Italy and the Portuguese and Spanish Empires-Justin Rosenberg shows how the historical-materialist analysis of societies is a surer guide to understanding geopolitical systems than the technical theories of realist international Relations.Rosenberg, Justin is the author of 'Empire of Civil Society A Critique of the Realist Theory of International Relations' with ISBN 9780860916079 and ISBN 0860916073.
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