# International Systems in World History

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- Book: [International Systems in World History](https://www.bookquiver.com/barry-buzan/international-systems-in-world-history) ([International Systems in World History.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/barry-buzan/international-systems-in-world-history.md))
- Authors: [Barry Buzan](https://www.bookquiver.com/barry-buzan)
- Publisher: OUP Oxford
- ISBN: 978-01-9878-065-6
- Pages: 472
- Published: 2000-06-01
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

This book tells the story of mankind's evolution from a scattering of hunter-gatherer bands to today's integrated global international political economy. Seeking to emulate and challenge the cross-disciplinary influence of the world systems model, the book recasts the study of international relations into a macro-historical perspective, shows how its core concepts work across time, and sets out a new theoretical agenda and a new intellectual role for the discipline.