Book contents
- History, Politics, Law
- History, Politics, Law
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Notes on Contributors
- Introduction History, Politics, Law
- Part I Methods, Approaches and Encounters
- 1 Between History, Politics and Law
- 2 The Past according to International Law
- 3 The Context for Context: International Legal History in Struggle
- 4 After Method: International Law and the Problems of History
- Part II Thinking through the International
- Index
4 - After Method: International Law and the Problems of History
from Part I - Methods, Approaches and Encounters
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 September 2021
- History, Politics, Law
- History, Politics, Law
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Notes on Contributors
- Introduction History, Politics, Law
- Part I Methods, Approaches and Encounters
- 1 Between History, Politics and Law
- 2 The Past according to International Law
- 3 The Context for Context: International Legal History in Struggle
- 4 After Method: International Law and the Problems of History
- Part II Thinking through the International
- Index
Summary
‘Ah … yes …’ Lord Kessler’s faint smile and tucked-in chin suggested an easily mastered disappointment. ‘And what is your chosen field?’
‘Mm. I want to have a look at style,’ Nick said. …
Lord Kessler appeared uncertain.1
You’re gone; I am learning to live in history.
What is history? What you cannot touch. 2
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- History, Politics, LawThinking through the International, pp. 96 - 126Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021