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Barbarians and civilization in international relations / Mark B. Salter.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Salter, Mark B.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- International relations and culture.
- World politics--1989-.
- World politics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 228 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; Sterling, Va. : Pluto Press, 2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The terrorist attacks in New York and Washington have led to popular conceptions of Muslims as terrorists. Some commentators have harked back to the 'Clash of Civilizations' argument outlined by Samuel Huntington which has become a touchstone in postcolonial studies. Huntington argued that, after the collapse of the Cold War, culture would become the main axis of conflict for civilizational alliances. Mark Salter takes issue with Huntington's theory and explains how the terms of his argument are part of an imperialist discourse that casts other civilizations as essentially barbarian.Although many commentators have engaged with Huntington's claims, few have pursued the political implications of his argument. Barbarians and Civilisation offers a decisive exploration of the colonial rhetoric inherent in current political discourse. Charting the usefulness of concepts of culture and identity for understanding world politics, Salter brilliantly illustrates the benefits and the limitations of the civilized/barbarian dichotomy in international relations.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Civilization and barbarians
- Empire of barbarians
- A civilized/barbaric Europe
- New barbarians
- Decolonizing the discipline : forgetting the imperial past and the imperial present
- New barbarians, old barbarians : post-Cold War IR theory, 'everything old is new again'
- Conclusion : the return of culture, identity, civilization, and barbarians to international relations.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781849641487
- 184964148X
- 9780585488714
- 0585488711
- OCLC:
- 53983465
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