Reason, Culture, Religion: The Metaphysics of World Politics
Ralph Pettman
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Description for Reason, Culture, Religion: The Metaphysics of World Politics
hardcover. Series: Culture and Religion in International Relations. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 462.
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
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United States
Number of pages
195
Condition
New
Series
Culture and Religion in International Relations
Number of Pages
195
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403965059
SKU
V9781403965059
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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: The Metaphysics of World Politics
"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