The Myth of 1648: Class, Geopolitics and the Making of Modern International Relations.(Reviews)(Book Review) From: Journal of Social History | Date: September 22, 2004| Author: Miller, Stephen | COPYRIGHT 2004 Journal of Social History. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The Myth of 1648: Class, Geopolitics and the Making of Modern International Relations. By Benno Teschke (London, New York: Verso, 2003. x plus 308 pp. $35.00).

Benno Teschke has written a groundbreaking book, a veritable tour de force, which will change the way scholars think about international relations. Historians will especially appreciate the book, for Teschke breaks with the Realist school of political science, which holds that anarchy has presided over internation...