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The Historical Context of “A Westphalia for the Middle East?”

In: Journal of Applied History
Author:
Derek Croxton
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16 Jun 2020
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Abstract

This article considers the fit of the “Westphalia for the Middle East” project with the historical Peace of Westphalia. It takes as its point of departure Proudhon’s distinction between the “judgment” and “reasons” of a treaty. The “reasons” behind the Peace of Westphalia include broad participation of interested parties, religious compromise, involvement of external powers in Imperial government, and ending a war. Of these, the involvement of external powers in another state’s government presents the greatest problem mapping to the Middle East, chiefly because the project proposes to treat the Middle East as a whole like the Holy Roman Empire in the Peace of Westphalia.

Title:
The Historical Context of “A Westphalia for the Middle East?”
Article Type:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/25895893-bja10004
Language:
English
Pages:
85–97
Keywords:
history; sovereignty; religion; treaties; international relations
In:
Journal of Applied History
In:
Volume 2: Issue 1-2
Publisher:
Brill
E-ISSN:
2589-5893
Print ISSN:
2589-5885
Subjects:
General, History

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