Before colonization : non-Western states and systems in the nineteenth century / Charles R. Butcher and Ryan D. Griffiths.
| Author/creator | Butcher, Charles R. author. |
| Other author | Griffiths, Ryan D., author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York : Columbia University Press, [2025] |
| Description | xi, 331 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Non-Western states and systems in the nineteenth century |
| Series | Columbia studies in international order and politics Columbia studies in international order and politics. ^A1452253 |
| Contents | Billiard balls and bullseyes -- The birth and death of states before the League of Nations -- The comparative dynamics of states and systems -- East Asia -- South Asia -- Maritime Southeast Asia -- West Africa -- Lessons from the case studies -- Systems of decentralized states. |
| Abstract | "In Before Colonization: Non-Western States and Systems in the Nineteenth Century, Charles Butcher and Ryan D. Griffiths tackle international relations theory's reliance on the European state system by developing a new framework of what counts as statehood across non-European regional contexts over the past two centuries, revealing surprising trends in state formation and state death. Using a unique catalogue of the number of independent states outside of Europe since 1816, Butcher and Griffiths show the extent of variation in centralization, structure, and administration strategy in states across East Asia, South Asia, maritime Southeast Asia, and West Africa. They also examine the effects that war, trade, and interaction capacity have on state formation across regions, taking care to document the large number of states that were extinguished as a consequence of European colonialism and the global enclosure. Through this expanded set of cases in this wide-ranging mixed-methods study, the authors provide nuance and refinements to popular state system theories around international change, the spread of norms, and the project of power"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version http://id.loc.gov/entities/relationships/onlineversion Butcher, Charles R. Before colonization New York : Columbia University Press, 2025 9780231562652 |
| Issued in other form | ebook version : 9780231562652 |
| LCCN | 2024059899 |
| ISBN | 9780231219365 |
| ISBN | 0231219369 trade paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| ISBN | 9780231219358 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0231219350 hardcover |
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