Vineet Thakur is a Lecturer in History and International Relations, Leiden University, Netherlands.Peter Vale is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria, and Nelson Mandela Professor of Politics Emeritus at Rhodes University, South Africa. He was also the Founding Director of the Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study (JIAS).

Vineet Thakur and Peter Vale’s book adds weight to the thesis that the professional study of International Relations (IR) grew out of concern about the future of empire as much as concern about war and peace. The claims they put forward in South Africa, race and the making of International Relations are novel and important.

• 1. Introduction: The Frontiers of IR2. The ‘South African Model’ 3. Reimagining Empire4. Writing the State5. Institutionalising the International 6. Conclusion: Into the International

Vineet Thakur is a Lecturer in History and International Relations, Leiden University, Netherlands.Peter Vale is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria, and Nelson Mandela Professor of Politics Emeritus at Rhodes University, South Africa. He was also the Founding Director of the Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study (JIAS).

Vineet Thakur and Peter Vale’s book adds weight to the thesis that the professional study of International Relations (IR) grew out of concern about the future of empire as much as concern about war and peace. The claims they put forward in South Africa, race and the making of International Relations are novel and important.

• 1. Introduction: The Frontiers of IR2. The ‘South African Model’ 3. Reimagining Empire4. Writing the State5. Institutionalising the International 6. Conclusion: Into the International

Vineet Thakur is a Lecturer in History and International Relations, Leiden University, Netherlands.Peter Vale is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria, and Nelson Mandela Professor of Politics Emeritus at Rhodes University, South Africa. He was also the Founding Director of the Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study (JIAS).

Vineet Thakur and Peter Vale’s book adds weight to the thesis that the professional study of International Relations (IR) grew out of concern about the future of empire as much as concern about war and peace. The claims they put forward in South Africa, race and the making of International Relations are novel and important.

• 1. Introduction: The Frontiers of IR2. The ‘South African Model’ 3. Reimagining Empire4. Writing the State5. Institutionalising the International 6. Conclusion: Into the International