International order in diversity: war, trade and rule in the Indian Ocean

This outstanding contribution to international relations theory challenges the general acceptance of the idea that political communities tend to resemble one another, revolving around the Western Westphalian system. Rather [Andrew Phillips] (Univ. of Queensland, Australia) and [J. C. Sharman] (Griff...

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Published in:Choice (Middletown) 2016, Vol.53 (8), p.1237
Main Author: Silverburg, S R
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
International relations
Multiculturalism & pluralism
Nonfiction
Phillips, Andrew
Sharman, J C
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Summary:This outstanding contribution to international relations theory challenges the general acceptance of the idea that political communities tend to resemble one another, revolving around the Western Westphalian system. Rather [Andrew Phillips] (Univ. of Queensland, Australia) and [J. C. Sharman] (Griffith Univ., Australia) argue, with extensive support, that numerous political forms reflecting diversity have appeared in non-Western regions of the world.
ISSN:0009-4978
1943-5975