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The Foreign Encounter in Myth and Religion: Modes of Foreign Relations and Political Economy, Volume II
Kees Van Der Pijl
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Description for The Foreign Encounter in Myth and Religion: Modes of Foreign Relations and Political Economy, Volume II
Hardback. Second volume of Deutscher prize-winning trilogy on the future of IR, tracing the defining characteristics of 'foreign encounters' over time. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JPS; KCP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
How do we think about international relations? There is no question that society is based upon its cultural foundations, yet this mode of understanding the world is seemingly absent from IR.
The second volume of Modes of Foreign Relations and Political Economy, a three-volume project changing the way we think about international relations, traces the key characteristics of 'foreign encounters' over time. It shows that myth, religion and ethical philosophies have always informed the way that societies have interacted with outsiders, from tribal relations to the imperial frontiers. Acceptance of this points us towards the future state ... Read more
How do we think about international relations? There is no question that society is based upon its cultural foundations, yet this mode of understanding the world is seemingly absent from IR.
The second volume of Modes of Foreign Relations and Political Economy, a three-volume project changing the way we think about international relations, traces the key characteristics of 'foreign encounters' over time. It shows that myth, religion and ethical philosophies have always informed the way that societies have interacted with outsiders, from tribal relations to the imperial frontiers. Acceptance of this points us towards the future state ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Pluto Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745323169
SKU
V9780745323169
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About Kees Van Der Pijl
Kees van der Pijl is a Fellow of the Centre for Global Political Economy and Professor Emeritus at the University of Sussex. His books include The Disciple of Western Supremacy (Pluto, 2014) The Foreign Encounter in Myth and Religion (Pluto, 2010), the Deutscher prize-winning Nomads, Empires, States (Pluto, 2007).
Reviews for The Foreign Encounter in Myth and Religion: Modes of Foreign Relations and Political Economy, Volume II
'A brilliant treatise on the 'foreign encounter'. Magisterial in scope, this book reshapes our conception of historical temporalities, civilisational flows and international relations'
Mustapha Kamal Pasha, Sixth Century Chair in International Relations, University of Aberdeen 'Challenges us to understand the world in its full complexity and contradictory actuality'
Peter Bratsis 'An exploration of the mythical, religious, cultural and ... Read more
Mustapha Kamal Pasha, Sixth Century Chair in International Relations, University of Aberdeen 'Challenges us to understand the world in its full complexity and contradictory actuality'
Peter Bratsis 'An exploration of the mythical, religious, cultural and ... Read more