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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777908803321

Titolo

Civilizations in world politics [[electronic resource] ] : plural and pluralist perspectives / / edited by Peter J. Katzenstein

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2009

ISBN

1-282-28424-X

9786612284243

0-203-87248-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (249 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

KatzensteinPeter J

Disciplina

305.8009

Soggetti

Cultural pluralism - Political aspects

Civilization

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.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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,



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Record Nr.

UNIORUON00108452

Autore

WANG Chong, Han

Titolo

Index du Louen Heng / Wang Chong

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Pekin, : Centre franco-chinois d'études sinologiques, [s.d.]

Edizione

[Repr]

Descrizione fisica

XXIX, 163 p. ; 27 cm

Classificazione

CIN GEN H VI

Lingua di pubblicazione

Cinese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia