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Reason, Culture, Religion
Ralph Pettman
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Description for Reason, Culture, Religion
Paperback. This book provides a vivid critique of the modernist analysis of world politics by focusing on communalist and sacral discourses, and by asking: what might be a world affairs worthy of the name? Series: Culture and Religion in International Relations. Num Pages: 205 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRAM; HRAX; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 311.
Reason, Culture, Religion book provides a systematic overview of the study of world politics. The author then locates modernist world politics in its sacral context by discussing Taoist strategics, Buddhist economics, Islamic civics, Confucian Marxism, Hindu constructivism, Pagan feminism and Animist environmentalism. It concludes by asking what a world affairs worthy of the name would be.
Reason, Culture, Religion book provides a systematic overview of the study of world politics. The author then locates modernist world politics in its sacral context by discussing Taoist strategics, Buddhist economics, Islamic civics, Confucian Marxism, Hindu constructivism, Pagan feminism and Animist environmentalism. It concludes by asking what a world affairs worthy of the name would be.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
205
Condition
New
Series
Culture and Religion in International Relations
Number of Pages
195
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349528660
SKU
V9781349528660
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99-15
About Ralph Pettman
RALPH PETTMAN holds the Foundation Chair of International Relations at the Victoria University of Wellington. A graduate of the London School of Economics and Political Science, his previous appointments include teaching and research posts at the University of Tokyo, Princeton University, and the Australian National University. Among his published works are Commonsense Constructivism, or the Making of World Affairs (2000) ... Read more
Reviews for Reason, Culture, Religion
"Ralph Pettman, long one of the most eloquent and open-minded of that small band of scholars who have insisted that there must be some other way of thinking about international relations, explores a rich vein of neglected possibilities. This provides an effective context in which to contrast a range of more "spiritual" possibilities, which Pettman sketches with his usual economy, ... Read more