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history and IR
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Why is studying history both important and contentious for International Relations? All ideas in the world “are both a product of history and a creator of history. Idea does not exist outside of the history of men and women” #. History is one of the most important concepts of our lives, those who disregard it are modern fools who tomorrow will forget the mistakes of yesterday, consequently never learning from them. “those who do not learn from the mistakes of the past are doomed to repeat them.” # In life we all grow and learn, much of that learning is through history from the smallest lesson of the correct way to eat ones dinner to the diplomat’s detailed knowledge of another country, it’s people and customs to avoid enmity. Just as history is important in life it holds great significance in the study of International Relations and in this essay I intend to examine why. One of the key ideas in the study of IR is the pursuit of knowledge; knowledge of customs, people, their tastes, and values - in short their history why? because “knowledge is power” . All knowledge is knowledge of history. IR aims to use this in order to not repeat the errors of the past. What is International Relations? There is no single definition as IR can mean different things to different people. One might be International Relation’s is: The study of World Politics. Particularly concentrating on how states and actors within a state communicate in order to maintain a peaceful co-existence in the world. International Relations is not only concerned with what is going on in the world but why. Historically the basic idea behind International Relations has always been to produce harmony between all humanity. Since time began the people of the world have been striving for peace, e.g. from ancient history where the Egyptians welcomed the foreign traders into their country because they brought goods and culture to their country to the treaty of Rome established in February of this year.
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