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The central claim developed in this book is that disciplinary International Relations is identifiable as both an advanced colonial practice and a postcolonial subject. The book explores how IR has internalized many of the enabling narratives of colonialism in the Americas, evinced most tellingly in its failure to take notice of indigenous peoples. More fundamentally, IR is read as a knowing hegemonic Western voice that, owing to its universalist pretensions, asserts its knowledge to the exclusion of all others.
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International Relations in Uncommon Places Indigeneity, Cosmology, and the Limits of International Theory J. Marshall Beier International Relations in Uncommon Places This page intentionally left blank International Relations in Uncommon Places Indigeneity, Cosmology, and the Limits of International Theory J. Marshall Beier INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS IN UNCOMMON PLACES © J. Marshall Beier, 2005. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. First published in 2005 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN™ 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 and Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England RG21 6XS Companies and representatives throughout the world. PALGRAVE MACMILLAN is the global academic imprint of the Palgrave Macmillan division of St. Martin’s Press, LLC and of Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. Macmillan® is a registered trademark in the United States, United Kingdom and other countries. Palgrave is a registered trademark in the European Union and other countries. ISBN 1–4039–6902–7 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Beier, J. Marshall. International relations in uncommon places : indigeneity, cosmology, and the limits of international theory / J. Marshall Beier. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1–4039–6902–7 1. Indians of North America—Government relations. 2. Indian cosmology—North America. 3. Indians of North America x Politics and government. 4. Hegemony—North America. 5. Cultural relations. 6. International relations. 7. North America—Race relations. 8. North America—Relations. 9. North America—Politics and government. I. Title. E91.B45 2005 323.1197—dc22 2004061825 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Design by Newgen Imaging Systems (P) Ltd., Chennai, India. First edition: June 2005 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Printed in the United States of America. For April This page intentionally left blank Contents Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 Part 1 Responsibility 11 Chapter 1 Revealing the Hegemonologue 13 Chapter 2 Disciplinary International Relations and Its Disciplined Others 53 Ethnography, Ethics, and Advanced Colonialism 73 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Lakota Lifeways: Continuity and Change in a Colonial Encounter 97 Part 2 129 (Re)Presentation Chapter 5 Advanced Colonialism and Pop-Culture Treatments of Indigenous North Americans 131 Chapter 6 Travelogues: The Ethnographic Foundations of Orthodox International Theory 155 Chapter 7 181 Emancipatory Violences Part 3 Reflection 213 Chapter 8 Conclusion: Recovering International Relations from Colonial Practice 215 Works Cited 225 Index 243 This page intentionally left blank Acknowledgments A considerable debt of gratitude is owed to the many people who have given me their support and encouragement through the course of resear