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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818891803321

Autore

Prys Miriam <1978-, >

Titolo

Redefining regional power in international relations : Indian and South African perspectives / / Miriam Prys

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-280-66240-9

9786613639332

0-203-11949-5

1-136-31555-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Collana

Routledge series on global order studies ; ; 1

Disciplina

327.1/14

Soggetti

Middle powers

Hegemony

Hegemony - Africa, Southern

Hegemony - South Asia

International relations

South Africa Foreign relations 1994-

India Foreign relations 21st century

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Redefining Regional Power in International Relations: Indian and South African perspectives; Copyright; Contents; Figures and tables; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Regions, powers and regional powers; 3 Regional powers in international politics: India and South Africa; 4 South African hegemony in Southern Africa?: An analysis of three case studies; 5 India as regional power in South Asia: An analysis of three case studies; 6 Conclusion; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the concept of regional power in international relations. Using the emerging powers of India and South Africa as the case studies, it explores how regional powers simultaneously differ and share common features.The book develops a method to classify and evaluate different types of regional powers and applies this typology to



contemporary case studies of India and South Africa. Regional power is often expected to have a positive influence on region-specific problems of conflict, economic deprivation and political instability. In reality, an 'achievement-expec