Sanjay Seth is Professor of Politics and co-Director of the Centre for Postcolonial Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London. He has published extensively on social and political theory, postcolonialism, and modern Indian history. He is the author of Subject Lessons: The Western Education of Colonial India (Duke UP 2007) and a founding co-editor of the journal, Postcolonial Studies (1998-).

Postcolonial theory has had the most impact in disciplines such as literature and, to some degree, history, and perhaps the least impact in the discipline of politics. However, there is growing interest in postcolonial theory within politics, and interest in especially high in the subfield of international relations. This text provides a comprehensive survey of how postoclonial theory shapes our understanding of international relations.

Introduction Sanjay Seth Part I: CRITIQUE 1. Postcolonial Theory and the Critique of International Relations Sanjay Seth 2. The Other Side of the Westphalian Frontier John M. Hobson 3. Slavery, Finance and International Political Economy: Postcolonial Reflections Branwen Gruffydd Jones 4. Time and the Others Christine Helliwell and Barry Hindess Part II: PERFORMANCE 5. War, Armed Forces and Society in Postcolonial Perspective Tarak Barkawi 6. Deferring Difference: A Postcolonial Critique of the 'Race Problem' in Moral Thought Siba N. Grovogui 7. IR and the Postcolonial Novel: Nation and Subjectivity in India Sankaran Krishna 8. The 'Bandung Impulse' and International Relations Mustapha Kamal Pasha 9. The Spirit of Exchange Robbie Shilliam