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Civilizations in world politics : plural and pluralist perspectives / edited by Peter J. Katzenstein.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cultural pluralism--Political aspects.
- Cultural pluralism.
- Civilization.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (249 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A highly original and readily accessible examination of the cultural dimension of international politics, this book provides a sophisticated and nuanced account of the relevance of cultural categories for the analysis of world politics. The book's analytical focus is on plural and pluralist civilizations. Civilizations exist in the plural within one civilization of modernity; and they are internally pluralist rather than unitary. The existence of plural and pluralist civilizations is reflected in transcivilizational engagements, intercivilizational encounters and, only occasionally,
- Contents:
- Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; 1 A world of plural and pluralist civilizations: Multiple actors, traditions, and practices; 2 The United States as a civilizational leader; 3 Europe as a civilizational community of practice; 4 Civilization and state formation in the shadow of China; 5 The Samurai ride to Huntington's rescue: Japan ponders its global and regional roles; 6 Four variants of Indian civilization; 7 Islam in Afro-Eurasia: A bridge civilization; 8 How to think about civilizations; References; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-28424-X
- 9786612284243
- 0-203-87248-7
- 9780203872482
- OCLC:
- 475864018
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