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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450790403321

Autore

Cassels Alan <1929, >

Titolo

Ideology and international relations in the modern world / / Alan Cassels

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1996

ISBN

1-134-81330-9

0-203-29366-5

1-280-32077-X

0-203-43055-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (317 p.)

Collana

New international history series

Disciplina

327.1

327.101

Soggetti

International relations - Philosophy

International relations - History

Ideology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-284) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Series editor's preface; Preface; Introduction: Ideology; concept and use; Raison d'etat meets the Enlightenment; The birth of ideology: the French Revolution; Conservatives, liberals and nationalist ideology; Ideology and Realpolitik; Ideology and mass democracy; Ideology and the Great War; Enter total ideologies; A second global conflict: test of total ideologies; Ideology and global politics; Conclusion: Power and ideas in international relations; Notes; Select bibliography; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

Cassels traces the part played by ideology in international relations over the past two centuries. Incorporating political, social, cultural and economic factors he establishes links between ideas and action, ideology and political behaviour