The Anglosphere: A Genealogy of a Racialized Identity in International Relations

Srdjan Vucetic

ISBN 10: 0804772258 / ISBN 13: 9780804772259

Published by Stanford University Press, 2011

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Anglosphere: A Genealogy of a Racialized Identity in International Relations
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0804772258
• ISBN 13: 9780804772259
• Binding: Paperback / softback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 404 grams

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Synopsis

The Anglosphere refers to a community of English-speaking states, nations, and societies centered on Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States, which has profoundly influenced the direction of world history and fascinated countless observers.

This book argues that the origins of the Anglosphere are racial. Drawing on theories of collective identity-formation and framing, the book develops a new framework for analyzing foreign policy, which it then evaluates in case studies related to fin-de-siècle imperialism (1894-1903), the ill-fated Pacific Pact (1950-1), the Suez crisis (1956), the Vietnam escalation (1964-5), and the run-up to the Iraq war (2002-3). Each case study highlights the contestations over state and empire, race and nation, and liberal internationalism and anti-Americanism, taking into consideration how they shaped international conflict and cooperation. In reconstructing the history of the Anglosphere, the book engages directly with the most recent debates in international relations scholarship and American foreign policy

About the Author

Srdjan Vucetic is Assistant Professor at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa. He teaches international relations theory and American foreign policy.