Culture, Change and the Meaning of History: Reflections on Richard Lebow's New Theory of International Relations
Andreas Osiander
In my critique of Richard Lebow's new A Cultural Theory International Relations I highlight a lack sensitivity to the problem structural change. Contrary claim be more attuned change than existing IR theory, contend that his exclusive focus on recurrence certain behavioural patterns in course history is insufficient as foundation for grand theory. Interesting it may be, this restrictive even with regard concept culture which based. Thus, religion and ideology, surely must classified cultural phenomena, are virtually ignored. Last but not least, fault book its cavalier, indeed often cartoonish, treatment historical record. The falls far short `sympathetic reliving' past promises; argument is, moreover, seriously impaired by myriad factual mistakes contains.
Millennium: Journal of International Studies