Geoffrey Parker
In 1998 Miriam and Colin Elman organized a conference that ‘paired’ historians and political scientists to highlight the different ways in which each discipline approaches the same subject (International Relations) and ‘unpacks’ the same issues (such as the rise and fall of British hegemony, and the Cold War.) The dialogue proved both fascinating and stimulating, and the excitement generated at the conference survives in the revised versions of the papers published here. They not only flood the specific issues with new light; they also show exactly where the boundaries between history and political science lie and how they can—must—be bridged. The Elmans have achieved a methodological as well as a substantive triumph.
—(Geoffrey Parker, Andreas Dorpalen Professor of History, Ohio State University)
Endorsement
Unlike most attempts to build bridges across the chasms that divideacademic disciplines, Bridges and Boundaries succeeds spectacularly in spanning the gap. The Elmans have collected a high-quality group of contributors, leaders in their own disciplines of history and political science, yet experienced bridge-crossers. Their penetrating essays, including paired treatments of international historical issues by scholars from both fields, are especially good at identifying what the real boundaries between the disciplines are, why they exist, and how these complementary differences can make intellectual exchange across the boundaries so profitable. This is simply the best volume on the topic, including the Elmans' highly acclaimed special issue of International Security, which this collection builds upon and surpasses.
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Jack Snyder, Chair, Political Science Department, and Robert and Renee Belfer Professor of International Relations, Columbia University
From the Publisher
Unlike most attempts to build bridges across the chasms that divideacademic disciplines, Bridges and Boundaries succeeds spectacularly in spanning the gap. The Elmans have collected a high-quality group of contributors, leaders in their own disciplines of history and political science, yet experienced bridge-crossers. Their penetrating essays, including paired treatments of international historical issues by scholars from both fields, are especially good at identifying what the real boundaries between the disciplines are, why they exist, and how these complementary differences can make intellectual exchange across the boundaries so profitable. This is simply the best volume on the topic, including the Elmans' highly acclaimed special issue of International Security, which this collection builds upon and surpasses.
—
Jack Snyder, Chair, Political Science Department, and Robert and Renee Belfer Professor of International Relations, Columbia University
Jack Snyder
Unlike most attempts to build bridges across the chasms that divide academic disciplines, Bridges and Boundaries succeeds spectacularly in spanning the gap. The Elmans have collected a high-quality group of contributors, leaders in their own disciplines of history and political science, yet experienced bridge-crossers. Their penetrating essays, including paired treatments of international historical issues by scholars from both fields, are especially good at identifying what the real boundaries between the disciplines are, why they exist, and how these complementary differences can make intellectual exchange across the boundaries so profitable. This is simply the best volume on the topic, including the Elmans' highly acclaimed special issue of International Security, which this collection builds upon and surpasses.
—(Jack Snyder, Chair, Political Science Department, and Robert and Renee Belfer Professor of International Relations, Columbia University)
Jack Snyder
Unlike most attempts to build bridges across the chasms that divideacademic disciplines, Bridges and Boundaries succeeds spectacularly in spanning the gap. The Elmans have collected a high-quality group of contributors, leaders in their own disciplines of history and political science, yet experienced bridge-crossers. Their penetrating essays, including paired treatments of international historical issues by scholars from both fields, are especially good at identifying what the real boundaries between the disciplines are, why they exist, and how these complementary differences can make intellectual exchange across the boundaries so profitable. This is simply the best volume on the topic, including the Elmans' highly acclaimed special issue of International Security, which this collection builds upon and surpasses.
