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Standard of civilization, nomadism and territoriality in nineteenth-century international society
In this chapter, the encounter between the Russian Empire and the nomads of the Eurasian steppe in the nineteenth century is analyzed using the theoretical framework of the standard of civilization. The creation of the Westphalian state-model in Europe in the seventeenth century, linked to the later emergence of the notion of the standard of civilization led to the âotheringâ of the nomads of the Eurasian steppe as barbarians, as a threat to the borders of civilized Europe. The chapter presents also an argument to define âterritorialityâ as not only an institution of international society of the time but also as a distinctive quality and requirement for being considered âcivilizedâ. In this analytical framework, the nomads become the âotherâ, the âalienâ, the âmenaceâ, onto which projections of rationality and modernity were cast in order to prevent threats to Russiaâs European and civilized identity. The chapter sheds light on the encounter between âfixedâ and âmobileâ units in the course of expansion of international society; contextualizes the role played by nomadic tribes in resisting the application of Westphalian spatial categories in the Eurasian space; and scrutinizes what the role of nomads was in constructing a European, civilized identity.PostprintPeer reviewe
Daniel Stiernon. â Constantinople IV
Meyendorff J. Daniel Stiernon. â Constantinople IV. In: Cahiers de civilisation mĂ©diĂ©vale, 11e annĂ©e (n°44), Octobre-dĂ©cembre 1968. pp. 628-629
Le thÚme du « retour en soi » dans la doctrine palamite du XIVe siÚcle
Meyendorff J. Le thÚme du « retour en soi » dans la doctrine palamite du XIVe siÚcle. In: Revue de l'histoire des religions, tome 145, n°2, 1954. pp. 188-206