{"product_id":"theorizing-medieval-geopolitics-war-and-world-order-in-the-age-of-the-crusades-9781138213012","title":"Theorizing Medieval Geopolitics: War and World Order in the Age of the Crusades","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Andrew Latham\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Europe - Medieval\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the past two decades or so, medieval geopolitics have come to occupy an increasingly prominent place in the collective imagination--and writings--of International Relations scholars. Although these accounts differ significantly in terms of their respective analytical assumptions, theoretical concerns and scholarly contributions, they share at least one common - arguably, defining - element: a belief that a careful study of medieval geopolitics can help resolve a number of important debates surrounding the nature and dynamics of \"international\" relations. There are however three generic weaknesses characterizing the extant literature: a general failure to examine the existing historiography of medieval geopolitics, an inadequate account of the material and ideational forces that create patterns of violent conflict in medieval Latin Christendom, and a failure to take seriously the role of \"religion\" in the geopolitical relations of medieval Latin Christendom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book seeks to address these shortcomings by providing a theoretically guided and historically sensitive account of the geopolitical relations of medieval Latin Christendom. It does this by developing a theoretically informed picture of medieval geopolitics, theorizing the medieval-to-modern transition in a new and fruitful way, and suggesting ways in which a systematic analysis of medieval geopolitical relations can actually help to illuminate a range of contemporary geopolitical phenomena. Finally, it develops an historically sensitive conceptual framework for understanding geopolitical conflict and war more generally.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45237557756055,"sku":"9781138213012","price":4150.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781138213012.webp?v=1769216893","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/theorizing-medieval-geopolitics-war-and-world-order-in-the-age-of-the-crusades-9781138213012","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}