Russia and the West from Alexander to Putin : honor in international relations / Andrei P. Tsygankov.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tsygankov, Andrei P., 1964- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Honor--Political aspects--Russia--History.

Honor.

Honor--Political aspects--Russia (Federation)--History.

Russia--Foreign relations--Western countries.

Russia.

Russia (Federation)--Foreign relations--Western countries.

Russia (Federation).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 317 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Russia & the West from Alexander to Putin

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Since Russia has re-emerged as a global power, its foreign policies have come under close scrutiny. In Russia and the West from Alexander to Putin, Andrei P. Tsygankov identifies honor as the key concept by which Russia's international relations are determined. He argues that Russia's interests in acquiring power, security and welfare are filtered through this cultural belief and that different conceptions of honor provide an organizing framework that produces policies of cooperation, defensiveness and assertiveness in relation to the West. Using ten case studies spanning a period from the early nineteenth century to the present day - including the Holy Alliance, the Triple Entente and the Russia-Georgia war - Tsygankov's theory suggests that when it perceives its sense of honor to be recognized, Russia cooperates with the Western nations; without such a recognition it pursues independent policies either defensively or assertively.

Contents:

Introduction

Part I. Theory: Honor in international relations

The Russian state and its honor

Russia's relations with the West

Part II. Honor and Cooperation: The Holy Alliance, 1815-1853

The Triple Entente, 1907-1917

The collective security, 1933-1939

The war with terror, 2001-2005

Part III. Honor and Defensiveness: The Recueillement, 1856-1871

The peaceful coexistence, 1921-1939

Containing NATO expansion, 1995-2000

Part IV. Honor and Assertiveness: The Crimean War, 1853-1856

The early Cold War, 1946-1949

The Russia-Georgia War, August 2008

Conclusion.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-23212-0

1-139-54043-2

1-283-52225-X

1-139-52764-9

9786613834706

1-139-52644-8

1-139-53230-8

1-139-17907-1

1-139-53111-5

1-139-52883-1

OCLC:

804664910