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Genealogy, territorial acquisition and the capitalist state / Spruyt, Hendrik

Spruyt, Hendrik	Journal Article
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2006.

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This essay argues that one can distinguish various generative explanations of the state and the international system. By discussing Benno Teschke's work it examines, and questions, whether the mode of production can be treated as ontologically primary to other domains - the political, military, or ideological spheres. The behavior ascribed to capitalist states as England does not comport with the empirical evidence. Instead this essay suggests that hybrid theories, which privilege no single category of causal variables, can provide more accurate insights. The argument that territorial acquisition and capitalism are antithetical applies more accurately to the advent of the international order of the post-World War II period.

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Sovereignty ; International System ; Genealogy ; Empire ; Neo-Marxism

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Neo-Marxist Israeli academics: from post-Zionism to anti-Semitism / Barnett, Dana

Barnett, Dana	Journal Article
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This article reviews the writings of post-Zionist, neo-Marxist Israeli academics, and the way they have contributed to blurring the line between legitimate criticism of Israeli policies and actions and classical and/or new forms of anti-Semitism. By way of doing so, it will describe the paradigmatic shift in the social sciences and humanities that has given rise to the phenomenon of academic anti-Semitism; analyse the writings of neo-Marxist Israeli scholars with an emphasis on anti-Semitic themes in their writings; and look at the extra-mural criticisms made by Israeli academics and the unwillingness of many universities to confront them.

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Post-Zionism ; Neo-Marxism ; Israeli Academia ; BDS ; Critical Sociology

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