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Civilizations and world order : geopolitics and cultural difference / edited by Fred R. Dallmayr, M. Akif Kayapınar and İsmail Yaylacı ; foreword by Ahmet Davutoőlu.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Davutoőlu, Ahmet, author of introduction, etc.
- Series:
- Global encounters.
- Global Encounters: Studies in Comparative Political Theory
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- International order--Philosophy.
- International order.
- International relations and culture--Philosophy.
- International relations and culture.
- Civilization, Modern--Philosophy.
- Civilization, Modern.
- Geopolitics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (277 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- <span><span>This book</span><span style=""font-style:italic;""> </span><span>examines the role of civilizations in the context of the existing and possible world orders from a cross-cultural perspective. Seeking to clarify the meaning of such complex and contested notions as "civilization," "order," and "world order," it takes into account political, economic, cultural, and philosophical dimensions of social life.</span></span>
- Contents:
- Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; I: Geopolitics and World Order; Chapter One: Geopolitical Turmoil and Civilizational Pluralism; Chapter Two: Civilization as Instrument of World Order?; Chapter Three: Power in the Analysis of World Orders; Chapter Four: International Society, Cultural Diversity, and the Clash (or Dialogue) of Civilizations; II: Eurocentrism and Cultural Difference; Chapter Five: The Formative Parameters of Civilizations; Chapter Six: Western Democrats, Oriental Despots?
- Chapter Seven: The Ottoman Empire and the Global Muslim Identity in the Formation of Eurocentric World Order, 1815-1919Chapter Eight: Beyond the "Enlightenment Mentality"; III: Liberalism, Global and Regional Orders; Chapter Nine: Globalization, Civilizations, and World Order; Chapter Ten: Liberalism of Restraint and Liberalism of Imposition; Chapter Eleven: The Rise of a Neo-medieval Order in Europe; Chapter Twelve: Illusions, Dreams, and Nightmares; Index; About the Contributors
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4985-0154-0
- 0-7391-8607-8
- OCLC:
- 892846716
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