The power of words in international relations : birth of an anti-whaling discourse / / Charlotte Epstein

• Autore: Epstein Charlotte <1975->
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge, MA, : MIT Press, c2008
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xii, 333 p.) : ill
• Disciplina: 333.95/95
• Soggetto topico: Whaling - History; Whales - Conservation; International relations; Discourse analysis
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-312) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- 1 Making Meaning Matter in International Relations -- I The Whaling Order -- 2 An International Political Economy of Modern Whaling -- 3 Whaling, Sovereignty, Governmentality -- 4 The Society of Whaling States -- II Producing the Anti-Whaling Order -- 5 The Making of a Dominant Global Discourse -- 6 The Power of Science? -- 7 The Anti-Whaling Campaign -- III Reproducing the Anti-Whaling Order -- 8 Crafting the Anti-Whaler (I): An Applied Discourse Analysis -- 9 Crafting the Anti-Whaler (II): Consumptive Practices -- 10 State Positionings (I): The Anti-Whaling Discourse -- 11 State Positionings (II): The Pro-Whaling Discourse -- 12 Conclusion: The Study of Identity in International Relations -- Appendix Whales and Whaling-A Table of Events -- Notes -- Bibliography -- List of Interviews -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: The role of discursive power in shaping international relations analysed through the lens of whaling politics.
• Titolo autorizzato: The power of words in international relations
• ISBN: 0-262-27238-5; 1-4356-8173-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910821254203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Politics, science, and the environment.