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The problem of ‘presentism’—that is, the lack of intellectual balance between continuity and change—subverts the process of using classical texts for meaningful theoretical-practical understanding of contemporary International Relations (IR).
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Jahn, B. (2006). Classical Theory in International Relations. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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Shahi, D. (2019). Postlude. In: Kautilya and Non-Western IR Theory. Global Political Thinkers. Palgrave Pivot, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01728-6_5
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