TY - BOOK AU - Phillips,Andrew AU - Sharman,J.C. TI - International order in diversity: war, trade and rule in the Indian Ocean T2 - Cambridge studies in international relations SN - 9781107084834 AV - DS341 .P55 2015 U1 - 327.09182/4 23 KW - Geopolitics KW - Indian Ocean Region KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General KW - bisacsh KW - Relations N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-244) and index; Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. The puzzle of durable diversity in international relations; 2. The initial growth of diversity, 1500-1600; 3. The expansion of diversity and competition under heteronomy, 1600-1650; 4. The stabilization of diversity, 1600-1750; 5. Reconfiguring diversity in the age of empire, 1750-1900; Conclusion. Order in diversity N2 - "We live in an unusual age. For most of history, international systems have consisted of a bewildering diversity of political units, ranging from city-leagues through to feudal monarchies, confederacies and sprawling imperial realms"-- UR - http://assets.cambridge.org/97811070/84834/cover/9781107084834.jpg UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1512/2014044743-b.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1512/2014044743-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1512/2014044743-t.html ER -